New Brunswick

The annual adjustment in the minimum wage rates across all Atlantic Provinces takes effect on April 1, 2024, and it is crucial for all businesses to update their payroll systems accordingly to ensure ...Learn More

New Brunswick’s government broke with Canadian tradition by presenting a pre-election budget without major spending or tax changes. However, future tax reductions were hinted by the Finance Mini...Learn More

Woodstock’s Town Council recently passed By-law 603, enabling all retailers to decide their Sunday operating hours. This move, advocated by RCC with the Mayor’s involvement, offers Woodst...Learn More

As there have been a number of questions related to the container recycling fee (CRF) in the upcoming extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for used beverage containers in New Brunswick, plea...Learn More

RCC members are asked to take note of this update from Encorp Atlantic, the producer responsibility organization (PRO) responsible for the used beverage container program in New Brunswick. The updat...Learn More

In releasing its 2024 employer assessment rates, WorkSafe New Brunswick announced that it has reduced the average annual rate to $1.18 per $100 of assessable payroll. This rate will be the lowest in A...Learn More

As the New Brunswick Beverage Containers Program will migrate to an extended producer responsibility program on April 1, 2024, RCC members who sell beverage products in New Brunswick will need to ensu...Learn More

The retail tax agreement between the government of New Brunswick and First Nations within the province expires on February 1, 2023. The long-standing agreement has seen First Nations maintain price st...Learn More

The New Brunswick Farm Products Commission officially updated its Wholesale and Retail Pricing Order for fluid milk on June 1, 2023. As noted in previous RCC communications, the Commission also amende...Learn More

As Circular Materials prepares for the November 1, 2023 launch of its New Brunswick program to handle packaging and paper products on behalf of producers, it recently released its 2023 New Brunswick f...Learn More