Ontario

Canadian retailers are urging the Ontario government to take a province-wide approach to curb the amount of waste from single-use plastic bags. In a letter to be sent Thursday to Environment Minister ...Learn More

Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, responded to RCC’s open letter to the government on single-use plastics in Ontario. “Thank you for your letter expressing t...Learn More

With multiple municipalities drafting one-off local approaches to reduce single-use plastics, Retail Council of Canada asks the Ontario government to discuss a province-wide solution. Retail Council o...Learn More

Road restrictions for delivery trucks are contributing to congestion, slowing the flow of goods and services, and creating avoidable air pollution, according to early data from a Peel Region pilot pro...Learn More

Industry supports government’s next step to shift costs and oversight of the residential recycling system, and is committed to a common view that plastics, printed paper and packaging do not bel...Learn More

Earlier today, the Ontario Legislature passed Bill 115, which provides the Government with the ability to break out of the sweetheart deal enjoyed by the foreign brewers that own The Beer Store. This ...Learn More

This event has passed. Please contact events@retailcouncil.org for inquiries about future events.     The Leaders in Retail Breakfast Series provides a unique opportunity for vendors and s...Learn More

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 Group...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