Nova Scotia 2019 Budget
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
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Nova Scotia changes used oil, glycol and electronics stewardship regulations
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
Nova Scotia’s minimum wage to increase from $11.00 to $12.65 by 2021 followed by a return to CPI formula
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
RCC Success – Nova Scotia Regulation Change Will Allow Retailers to Honour Canada Day on July 1st / Open for Business on July 2nd
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
Reducing the Distribution of Single-use Shopping Bags: A Resource Guide for BC Retailers
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
Nova Scotia Produces Another Balanced Budget: Invests in Health, Education
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
Maritime Governments to Increase Minimum Wage on April 1st – RCC Push for CPI Adjustments
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 – NS and NB to be Open for Business – Closed on July 2nd – RCC Pushing For Change
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
For members with stores in Nova Scotia: City of Halifax Votes Against Ban on Single Use Plastic Bags – RCC Working with Nova Scotia Government on Provincial Solution
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
Nova Scotia Implements a Temporary Decision on Plastic Film Disposal
The Nova Scotia Department of Environment has given itself a temporary reprieve from the ongoing challenge faced by its municipalities in finding new markets for / diminishing the use of plastic film ...Learn More