Category: Canada

Halifax — Food prices in Canada are going up — again. Canada’s Food Price Report 2022 forecasts an overall food price increase of 5% to 7% for the coming year, the highest predicted increase in food prices since the inception of the report twelve years ago. Will food prices go down in 2023 Canada? Unfortunately, […]

From coast to coast to coast, we have over 9,000 employees – scientists and researchers, inspectors, doctors and nurses, policy analysts and administrative professionals, and many others – working to help Canadians maintain and improve their health. Who is involved in Health Canada? The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of health—presently Jean-Yves […]

Services and information Agriculture, food, forestry and fishing regulations. Nuclear, oil and gas, and mining regulations. Broadcasting and telecommunications regulations. Drug and health product regulations. Cultural trade and investment. Textiles regulations. Financial services regulations. Trade regulations. Which industries are regulated? Finance and insurance, transportation, and manufacturing remain the most regulated industries in the U.S. on […]

Yes. Recycle clean, stretchy plastic wrap, bubble wrap and other plastic film: Place in your blue cart. Drop off at a community recycling depot for free. Can I put bubble wrap in the recycle bin? How to Recycle Bubble Wrap. Bubble wrap can be recycled alongside other plastic films, like plastic bags, at designated recycling […]

Old clothes, shoes, blankets, and curtains don’t belong in the Blue Bin. They can get caught in sorting machines, damage equipment and cause workplace injuries at the recycling facility. Instead, donate items that are in good condition to not-for-profit agencies or drop them off for reuse at Community Environment Days. How do I dispose of […]

Paper receipts printed with standard ink are fine to recycle. If you are unsure, check whether paper is thermally treated by rubbing it with a coin. Thermal paper discolors with friction; conventional paper does not. Can you put receipts in recycling? Paper receipts The ones printed on shiny, thermal paper, are not recyclable because they […]

At consumer level, electricity prices are regulated by provincial regulators, generally on a cost-of-service basis. Only a few provinces such as Alberta and Ontario offer end-use customers the choice of longer-term fixed price arrangements with non-utility suppliers. Who regulates electricity in Canada? Every province or territory has a provincial regulator that sets the rules and […]

It has jurisdiction over disputes in all areas of the law. These include constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, and civil law. The Court does not hold trials, but hears appeals from all other Canadian appeal courts. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight other justices. What falls under federal jurisdiction in Canada? […]

If the bill passes the vote, it is then sent to the other Chamber, where it goes through the same process. Once the bill has been passed in the same form by both Chambers, it goes to the Governor General for Royal Assent and then becomes Canadian law. The law becomes enforceable once it comes […]

The Constitution says that the Charter takes priority over all other legislation in Canada because it is part of the “supreme law of Canada.” It applies to all government action, meaning to the provincial legislatures and Parliament, and to everything done under their authority. Which law in Canada has precedence over all other laws and […]