New Brunswick

Following the announcement on Wednesday that the province had experienced a COVID-19 outbreak (at this time, up to 24 cases from 0 cases), the government has taken the following actions: Mandatory mas...Learn More

Once the single-use plastic bag ban comes into effect in Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview, New Brunswick on October 1, 2020, retailers must ask the customer if they require a checkout bag. If a bag is re...Learn More

The New Brunswick government decided to immediately place border restrictions on one of the two Quebec areas that had previously been granted permission for its residents to cross into northern N...Learn More

Given the fact that there are almost no COVID-19 cases within the Atlantic Bubble, officials in each Atlantic Province have told RCC that they will allow Halloween trick or treating to occur in 2020. ...Learn More

Google mobility data shows travel to retail and recreation locations on PEI has reached levels comparable to the months leading up to the pandemic. While those numbers have increased since April and M...Learn More

Statistics Canada data shows after a rough April, retail sales made some gains for the month of May. However, a closer look at the data implies that many retail sectors in Atlantic Canada still have a...Learn More

Retailers with seating areas used for customer eating, drinking, socializing, celebration, ceremony or entertainment are required to maintain a record of the names and contact information of all perso...Learn More

In an effort to improve the delays in crossing the border into New Brunswick, the government has listened to concerns expressed by RCC and moved the registration process online. People who travel freq...Learn More

Jim Cormier, Director, Government Relations (Atlantic), said the research sounds interesting, but it’s worth asking whether it would raise the cost of manufactured goods. “Packaging is only suppos...Learn More

In Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, retailers can begin the process of moving back to allowing consumers to self-serve bulk food bins. Retailers should provide an adequate amount o...Learn More