Nova Scotia

McNeil announced the office will pilot an inspection navigator service, a first in Canada. Its purpose is to guide small businesses and entrepreneurs through the various inspections required for th...Learn More

Fourth Consecutive Surplus / No Tax or Fee Increases / No Real Plan to Pay Down Massive Debt The Nova Scotia government has produced its fourth straight balanced budget with no tax or fee increases....Learn More

The Nova Scotia government has changed its Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations to mandate that industry create an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for used oil and glycol related...Learn More

The Nova Scotia government has responded to public pressure and announced three-years’ worth of significant increases to its minimum wage. Between April 1, 2019 and April 1, 2021, the province’s m...Learn More

Following years of Retail Council of Canada (RCC) advocacy, the Nova Scotia government has finally made the regulatory change to allow the retail sector to always honour Canada Day on July 1st. Prior ...Learn More

Canadians use between approximately nine and 15 billion plastic bags every year. If tied together, this would be enough bags to circle the Earth more than 55 times. Over two million plastic shopping b...Learn More

The Nova Scotia government tabled its third consecutive balanced budget. Over half of the projected budget surplus will come from the taxes on cannabis sales, beginning in July 2018. There were no oth...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

Last week, Halifax Regional Council voted against a motion to ban the use of single use plastic bags in the city. Instead, council voted for staff to prepare a report on the logistics and feasibility ...Learn More