Ontario

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

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