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The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) continues to progress towards launching a pilot initiative for energy pricing plans later this year which will focus on the rates for retail and restaurant stores, as we...Learn More

Last Wednesday, August 10, 2023, Ontario introduced legislation that would grant the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa broader powers. The new powers would include: Hiring the Chief Administrative Officer ...Learn More

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is beginning to consult on a pilot which will experiment with new ways of pricing energy for retail and restaurant businesses (as well as every other business of compara...Learn More

In Conversation with Retail Leaders in Canada is an exciting series featuring in-depth conversations between Retail Council of Canada President and CEO Diane J. Brisebois and Canada’s top retail lea...Learn More

For retailers with stores & operations in Ontario, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development is hosting a webinar on the province’s new Disconnect from Work policy thr...Learn More

Last week, Ontario extended its Worker Income Protection Benefit program, from the original end date of September 25, 2022, to March 31, 2023. This will continue to allow for qualified workers to rece...Learn More

Last week, Ontario announced that the age eligibility for Ontarians who can access the fourth COVID-19 dose will now include adults 18 to 59. This means any Ontarian over the age of 18 can access a fo...Learn More

Last Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Premier Ford announced the government’s Parliamentary Assistants ⁠– the additional responsibility that many non-cabinet government MPPs are given within a particul...Learn More

Moments ago, Premier Ford announced his new cabinet, and issued mandate letters to his Ministers. For a complete list of cabinet appointments, click here. Below are the names of the new and retuning M...Learn More

RCC’s advocacy through the LP Advisory Committee fiercely continues across the country. A recent highlight has come in Manitoba where a new first-in-Canada incident reporting pilot project is about ...Learn More