December 7, 2018

A new training course has been developed to help businesses in Canada address and prevent consumer racial profiling. The course, “Serving All in Canada”, was developed by the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA). Consumer racial profiling is a serious issue in Canada. According to the Canadian Human Rights Act, it is illegal to deny … Continued

December 6, 2018

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-person consultations with the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) over the years, have studied the impact through research by KPMG, and have … Continued

December 4, 2018

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 types of police record checks, and standardizes the type of information that can be released in each type of record check. The Act does … Continued