Retail Crime

Retail Insider’s Q2 2026 policy report finds affordability promises colliding with rising compliance, trade, labour and public-safety costs, while grocery property controls and public-store proposals expose how government action is reshaping Canadian retail operations today.

Canadian retailers faced rising compliance costs, trade uncertainty, retail crime, labour challenges, and growing regulatory scrutiny in Q2 2026 as policymakers grappled with affordability and competition concerns.