Product Safety

The Products Containing Mercury Regulations (the Regulations) prohibit the import and manufacture of all products containing mercury with some exemptions and were amended to fulfil Canada’...Learn More

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires you to submit data on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for the 2023 calendar year under Section 71 of the Canadian Environment...Learn More

Effective February 3, 2025, amendments to B.C.’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulation may impact how hazardous products in-store are managed. RCC and its members will be briefed on th...Learn More

Attention retailers who must report on PFAS: The US Environmental Protection Agency has extended its reporting deadline to January 2026. However, Canada’s deadline remains firm—reports are du...Learn More

Last week B.C. introduced a new law, the Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act (Bill 12), to make companies legally responsible for products harmful to its citizens. This act, similar t...Learn More

Environics Analytics (EA) provides a comprehensive analysis of the retail landscape in 2023 to help retailers better understand how demographics and shopping patterns changed over the last year. This...Learn More

2024 Schedule of Contributions Update: Policies and Producers Financial Participation Targeted producers, including e-commerce, must report the weights of the containers, packaging and printed matter ...Learn More

On March 28, 2023, Vancouver City Council passed a staff report on the sale of bear spray. The bylaw would require that: Bear spray not be sold to individuals under 19 years of age, and, not be sold t...Learn More

RCC welcomed new Director General Dennis Price of Health Canada’s Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (CHPSD) to RCC’s Product Safety and Regulatory Committee Meeting last week ...Learn More

Today’s regulatory and product safety landscape for retailers is constantly changing. In addition to new and emerging regulatory requirements, Canadian retailers are responding to increasing consume...Learn More