Ontario

Under the new Ontario Blue Box Regulation, producers will be 100% physically and financially responsible for the Blue Box, a residential recycling program for materials like paper, glass, plastics, an...Learn More

Previously, RCC issued a member notice stating that Ontario had not removed the “work from home except where necessary” clause in Step 3, meaning that head office staff could not be broadly recall...Learn More

The Region of Waterloo moved to Step 2 on Monday, July 12, 2021. This means that as of yesterday, all retailers in malls can reopen. In addition, capacity for essential retailers moves from 25% to 50%...Learn More

Many members have had questions as to when Ontario will remove masking, signage, capacity, and “work from home except where necessary” requirements. RCC understands that government is working on a...Learn More

Many RCC members have inquired if “100% COVID-19 capacity” means a return to regular building code/fire code capacity limits. To be clear, it does not. There are still tighter capacity res...Learn More

If you supply packaging and paper into the Ontario market, you may have obligations under the new Ontario Blue Box Regulation. Starting in 2023, the residential recycling system will be transitioning ...Learn More

Ontario announced today that it would move to Step 3 of its reopening plan as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021. Today’s announcement comes after continued pressure by RCC to remove a...Learn More

The Region of Waterloo has announced that it will be implementing a Section 22 order, which will keep the region in Step 1 of Ontario’s reopening framework until mid-July.  This means t...Learn More

Ontario announced this morning that it would move to Step 2 as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Under Step 2, retailers will have the following capacity restrictions: Grocery, pharmacy sto...Learn More

Earlier this afternoon, Ontario’s Premier announced a Cabinet shuffle which sees 15 MPPs take on new roles. Whenever a cabinet shuffle occurs, progress on policy files can often slow down as it take...Learn More