Nova Scotia, however, is still moving ahead with the end of October for its plastic bag ban.

Regina City Councillor Bob Hawkins' motion to draft a plastic bag ban bylaw passed unanimously Wednesday.

In a setback for the zero-waste movement, single-use plastics are seeing a resurgence during the new coronavirus pandemic.

While Plante didn't set an exact date for the new bylaw to come into effect, she said: "It must be done in 2020."

Some stores, including Sobeys and local Home Hardware shops, are preparing months in advance, already removing the bags from rotation.

The new version of the bylaw will have to be approved by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.

The company has said the change will eliminate 225 million bags used annually at more than 250 stores across Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador's government says it received 3,000 submissions during the consultation process that informed the regulations.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal from the city seeking to overturn a lower court ruling quashing the ban.

Stores in Devon, Alta. can no longer distribute single-use plastic retail bags.