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RCC joined other leading business organizations urging the federal government to include business in all current and proposed EI consultations and collaborations. Employers are projected to pay $13.4 ...Learn More

Retailers may be interested to know that the federal Parliament’s Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) recently put “The Use and Impact of Facial Recognition Tech...Learn More

Employment rebounds in industries most affected by January losses. The number of people working in retail trade increased by 122,000 (+6.1%) in February as restrictions on non-essential stores were li...Learn More

Retailers will now have until June 30, 2021 to apply for their second Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan of up to $20,000 – on top of the initial $40,000 that was available previously. Th...Learn More

RCC hosted Iain Klugman, CEO of Communitech on our Wednesday Member Town Hall Briefings where he shared how retail businesses can get free COVID-19 rapid test kits. These free kits are available to a...Learn More

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose at a faster pace year over year in February (+1.1%) than in January (+1.0%). The rise in gasoline prices (+5.0%) supported consumer price growth in February. Exclud...Learn More

Privacy and data protection are critical in our modern economy where Canadians are constantly accessing digital services to support their work, connect with friends and family, engage in e-commerce, a...Learn More

RCC continues to advocate on behalf of our members during the COVID-19 crisis to avoid discretionary labelling regulatory initiatives so that retailers in Canada can focus on recovery. RCC partnered w...Learn More

As anticipated, the Government of Canada has announced the extension of the current program rules for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy(CEWS) and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) to cover the ...Learn More

A look at RCC’s federal pre-budget submission Retail Council of Canada presented our pre-budget submission on behalf of retailers to the federal finance minister. As the government is drafting its 2...Learn More