Key Retail Issues Where the Parties Stand Get Involved Advice When Meeting with Candidates 10.5% of Canada’s workforce works in Retail. That’s 1,863,890 people (2020). 142,500+ stores in Canada (D...Learn More

Last Wednesday, in response to new U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, the Canadian government introduced a new $29.8B round of counter-tariffs on US goods. Half of the items captured in t...Learn More

On March 14, 2025, Mark Carney became Canada’s 24th Prime Minister, introducing a slimmed-down cabinet and major policy shifts. One of his first moves: eliminating the consu...Learn More

Premier Eby’s government has introduced Bill 7, the 2025 Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act, granting cabinet new powers to respond to ongoing tariff disputes. If passed, this wi...Learn More

Health Canada is consulting on new regulations that could impact how these products are sold for both human and animal use—without a prescription. Now’s your chance to weigh in! Health Canada h...Learn More

A new Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Manitoba  Workplace Safety and Health Bill proposes mandatory employer measures to protect workers’ from harm, including  psyc...Learn More

Big changes are coming to food safety regulations in Saskatchewan. The provincial government has proposed updates to The Food Safety Regulations that will impact quick-service restauran...Learn More

The PEI Government has postponed its minimum wage adjustment, likely until October 1, 2025. While PEI isn’t legislated to follow the April 1st adjustment like its Atlantic neighbours, it has do...Learn More

On March 12, 2025, Nova Scotia approved its first accessibility standard under the Accessibility Act. The Built Environment Accessibility Standard introduces design requirements for out...Learn More

In The Voice of Retail podcast, Michael LeBlanc presents an episode entirely generated by Google’s Notebook LM AI, using only a PDF of his annual Retail Council of Canada NYC NRF Big Show retail t...Learn More