New Brunswick

At the June 3rd Moncton City Council meeting, Councillors unanimously gave first reading to a bylaw that would restrict businesses from distributing some single use plastic bags (referred to as plasti...Learn More

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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