Ontario

In partnership with Ontario’s Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), RCC awarded participants of the association’s Safety Group program with nearly $500,000 in rebate returns. The Safety G...Learn More

In a recent Toronto Sun article, The Beer Store aired its views on the availability of beer through grocery and convenience stores. We take a very different view of the issue. Cutting away the clutt...Learn More

For a few years now, RCC has been pushing the Ontario Government to repeal substantial portions of the Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Regulation (USA). As members will know, RCC participated in in-p...Learn More

What’s Happening The Police Record Checks Reform Act came into effect in November 2018. The legislation governs the types of record checks that can be conducted for screening purposes, defines three...Learn More

The new Making Ontario Open for Business Act was tabled in the Ontario legislature. The legislation seeks to remove significant burdens that prevent Ontario businesses from creating jobs. The major ...Learn More

The Ontario Government and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced – effective January 1, 2019 – an average premium rate reduction of almost 30% for Ontario employers. This reduc...Learn More

RCC is calling on the Ford Government to repeal Bill 148 and then proceed to address individual problems where necessary. This was the very advice that Retail Council of Canada provided, on behalf of ...Learn More

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced good news for retailers. Effective January 1, 2018, an average three percent premium rate reduction for businesses operating in Ontario. This ...Learn More

Ontario recently passed legislation to increase transparency in the hiring process. Starting on January 1, 2019, Ontario will: Require all publicly advertised job postings to include a salary rate or ...Learn More

After extensive advocacy by Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and the Canadian Payroll Association, the Ontario Government has moved to suspend its new rules in the Employment Standards Act, Part X on Pu...Learn More