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Retail Council of Canada wishes to clear up any confusion around grocery and pharmacy store hours of operation for the upcoming holiday weekend.  Hours of operation for statutory holidays have not ch...Learn More

As of April 3, Ontario now has two regulations that govern what qualifies as an essential business: O. Reg. 119/20: April 4th Essential Business List O. Reg. 82/20: March 24th Essential Business List ...Learn More

Retail Council of Canada has been informed that Premier Ford and the Ontario government will be sharing worrying projections today with Ontarians – estimates, over hospital capacity, over who’ll g...Learn More

Premier Ford announced a new Price Gouging Regulation which increases fines and penalties, as well as a new process for filing complaints related to price gouging, under the Consumer Protection Act. T...Learn More

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and our retail members stand together in denouncing unacceptable price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Price gouging is unethical, especially now. The Canadian re...Learn More

Premier Doug Ford: “We all need to do our part to look out for each other and stop COVID-19. That’s what I heard this morning on a call with the Retail Council of Canada and CEO from reta...Learn More

Retail Council of Canada applauds the Ontario government’s announcement which allows retailers to temporarily deliver goods 24 hours of a day, seven days a week. This will help to ensure essential i...Learn More

Diane Brisebois, President and CEO of Retail Council of Canada, and retail members met with Premier Ford this morning to talk about the many ways in which retail is currently serving the varied needs ...Learn More

As part of the City of Toronto’s response to COVID-19 in support of businesses and the community, effective immediately and until further notice, all retail businesses are exempt from the City of To...Learn More

Minister Yurek and the Government of Ontario moved battery recycling to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) for oversight and management. Under this new, Individual Producer Respon...Learn More