Newfoundland and Labrador

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is advising wholesalers and retailers of carbon products that the repeal of the provincial carbon tax will occur on July 1, 2023. The provincial tax will be...Learn More

Late last year, the Newfoundland and Labrador Government passed Bill P-3.02 – An Act Respecting Pay Equity for the Public Sector and Pay Transparency for the Public and Private Sectors. Of interest ...Learn More

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the implementation of an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists in the province. This is good news for RCC members with pharmacies as it w...Learn More

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After rejecting provincial proposals, the federal government will impose its federal backstop fuel charge (carbon tax) on consumers in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island ...Learn More

On October 4, 2022, the federal government announced the creation of the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund. Details are pending, however it is known that this fund will be administered by the Atlantic Can...Learn More

As the government implemented its first of three minimum wage increases on October 1, 2022, that will ultimately bring the province’s base wage to $15.00 per hour, it has implemented the Transitiona...Learn More

RCC continues to work with emergency management organizations (EMO), RCC members, and the Red Cross to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Atlantic Canada. Disruption in telecommunications h...Learn More

Following the government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s passage of Bill 29 last fall, Canada’s first per litre sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) tax will come into effect on September 1, 2022. T...Learn More

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax awareness campaign entitled Rethink Your Drink: Encouraging Healthier Beverage Choices was launched on August 11, 2022. In-store communic...Learn More