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Canadian retail legislation encourages employees to work on Canada Day
This year, Canada Day will be on a Sunday. As the Chronicle-Herald explains, Canada’s federal Holidays Act dictates that when July 1 falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is declared to be the actual...
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Canadian retail compliance proposal would ban dangerous substance
Earlier this month, Canadian health minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that the federal government plans to introduce Canadian retail legislation to ban methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), a synthetic...
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BC prepares for Canadian retail compliance switch
British Columbia retailers are gearing up for another Canadian retail legislation change – specifically, the switch back to the provincial sales tax (PST) from the harmonized sales tax (HST), which...
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Canada Day falling on a Sunday led to Canadian retail legislation-related...
Canadian retail legislation dictates that when Canada Day – which is traditionally observed on July 1 – falls on a Sunday, stores must close the following Monday. Jim Cormier, Atlantic director of the...
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Manitoba ushers in expanded Canadian retail legislation
Changes to Canadian retail legislation mean residents of Manitoba have been enjoying longer Sunday shopping hours since the beginning of August. The Retail Businesses Holiday Closing Act ushered in the...
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Canadian retail compliance requirements in the five most populous provinces
Retailers in Canada must uphold Canadian retail legislation in order to maintain Canadian retail compliance. There are several types of retail tax in Canada—Goods and Services Tax (GST), Harmonized...
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Canadian retail legislation pertaining to gift cards in the five most...
Retailers must uphold Canadian retail legislation in order to maintain Canadian retail compliance, and the laws pertaining to gift cards are no exception. In every province, suppliers are required to...
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Canadian retail legislation regarding gift cards in different provinces and...
A recent post detailed the Canadian retail legislation imposed upon the country’s five most populous provinces—Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec—that pertained to the fees and...
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Explaining Canadian retail legislation regarding consumers’ personal information
There are several distinct pieces of federal and provincial Canadian retail legislation that pertain to the collection of consumers’ personal information. As the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of...
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Retailers at odds with Quebec over Canadian retail compliance laws
Six big-box stores recently sued the province of Quebec over Canadian retail legislation that requires them to add French to their outdoor signs. Best Buy, Costco, Gap, Guess, Old Navy and Walmart...
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