New Brunswick Budget 2019
No tax or fee increases, small budget surplus, plan to pay down massive debt in first minority government budget No tax or fee increases, as part of New Brunswick’s first budget from its new minorit...Learn More
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New Brunswick Government Listens to Stakeholders, Passes Legislation to Curtail Powers of WCAT
WorkSafeNB Responds with Relief from Skyrocketing WorkSafeNB Premiums The newly elected New Brunswick government has kept its promise and quickly passed legislation that will provide an increased leve...Learn More
WorkSafeNB system is STILL broken – New NB government must fix it immediately
Employers across New Brunswick are reeling from yesterday’s WorkSafeNB announcement that the 2019 average employer premium will increase by a whopping 72 percent from 2018. The government’s misgui...Learn More
Maritime Governments to Increase Minimum Wage on April 1st – RCC Push for CPI Adjustments
The government of New Brunswick announced that it will be raising the province’s minimum wage from $11.00 to $11.25 on April 1, 2018. The government promised that following last year’s increase to...Learn More
Canada Day 2018 – NS and NB to be Open for Business – Closed on July 2nd – RCC Pushing For Change
Canada Day 2018 will fall on a Sunday which creates problems for the retail industry in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In these provinces, July 1, 2018 will be a regular business day while most retail...Learn More
New Brunswick Pre-Election Budget – Decrease in Small Business Tax / Balanced Budget Put Off Until 2022
New Brunswick Finance Minister Cathy Rogers tabled the government’s pre-election budget today. The budget featured a decrease in the small business tax, increased spending on youth employment, senio...Learn More
WorkSafeNB Increases Employer Premiums By 15% / Stakeholders Demand Changes to WCAT Policy Making Authority
After an average increase of 33% in employer premiums for 2017, WorkSafeNB announced this fall that rates for 2018 will increase by an average of 15%. Actuarial forecasts pegged the 2018 increase at 6...Learn More
Success for Coalition of New Brunswick Employers – Task Force / Audit of Workers’ Compensation System
Following months of strong advocacy from the Coalition of New Brunswick Employers (RCC is a member of the Coalition), New Brunswick’s Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour announ...Learn More
New Brunswick Budget: Slow Progress, No New Taxes / Small Business Tax Cut
The New Brunswick government tabled a budget featuring no tax increases or program cuts. The budget will see investments in tourism, education and healthcare while making slow but steady progress in r...Learn More
New Brunswick Government to Increase Minimum Wage to $11.00 / Future Changes Based on Rate of Inflation
The government of New Brunswick announced that it will be raising the province’s minimum wage from $10.65 to $11.00 on April 1, 2017. Following the increase to $11.00, all future minimum wage increa...Learn More