Quebec

As of Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Montreal has banned the distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags in retail outlets in all its boroughs. Restaurants will also have to comply with this regula...Learn More

Starting September 2022, retailers in Quebec will be required to track and report confidentiality incidents (privacy breaches) and notify affected individuals. The Quebec government has released&...Learn More

As we near the October 4, 2022 general elections in Québec, Michel Rochette RCC/CCCD Québec President, and Apraham Niziblian Government Affairs Director for Québec, initiated a series of ...Learn More

Last month, RCC organized a high-level meeting between the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) and a group of members. The President of the Office, Mrs. Ginette Galarneau, was accompanie...Learn More

The government, through the Ministère de l’Économie, has tabled Bill 44, An Act to amend various provisions for the purpose of reducing regulatory and administrative burden. Despite what the t...Learn More

Montreal, May 25, 2022 – The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is pleased to announce the addition of new collaborators to its Quebec team including Emanuela Lolli, Director of Communications and Event...Learn More

In 2021, Quebec adopted a series of significant amendments, including much higher penalties for contraventions, to its main privacy law governing personal information that retailers handle. These new ...Learn More

Bill 96, to update and strengthen the charter of the French language, was adopted Tuesday, May 24, 2022, by the Quebec National Assembly. The unanimity of the first weeks following the unveiling in 20...Learn More

Effective Sunday, May 1, 2022, the minimum wage in Quebec has risen to $14.25 an hour – up 75 cents from $13.50. The province follows the neighbouring Maritime provinces and Ontario, which raised th...Learn More

The City of Prévost has released its policy regarding the implementation of an eco-fee on certain single-use products. The fees will have to be in place by July 1, 2022. The town wants to influence o...Learn More