Consumers Council of Canada has attempted to piece together Canada’s consumer protection and empowerment priorities through a detailed review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s December 2021 mandate letters to federal cabinet ministers.
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Consumers Council of Canada has attempted to piece together Canada’s consumer protection and empowerment priorities through a detailed review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s December 2021 mandate letters to federal cabinet ministers.
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Cette recherche examine comment les consommateurs comprennent les étiquettes énergétiques des maisons et s’ils souhaitent obtenir des informations supplémentaires qui ne figurent pas actuellement sur ces étiquettes afin de prendre des décisions &eac...More
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Le but de la présente recherche consistait à examiner si les consommateurs comprennent bien les étiquettes-énergie et s'ils désirent obtenir d'autres renseignements que ceux contenus sur ces étiquettes, pour les aider à faire des choix &eacut...More
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Les évaluations du rendement énergétique domiciliaire et la divulgation des résultats au moment de la vente pourraient contribuer à informer les consommateurs au sujet du rendement énergétique d’une maison qu’ils ont l’intention d...More
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Des programmes d’incitation pour les rénovations écoénergétiques sont offerts à de nombreux endroits au Canada. Le sondage omnibus national du rapport indique qu’environ 50 % des propriétaires canadiens ont déjà participé ...More
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Few studies have examined how Energy Star and EnerGuide labels are used and how well these labels are understood by consumers. It its unknown if consumers want information beyond what is currently on these labels to aid in making informed choices on energy efficient products. Historically it is k...More
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This report examines options for mandatory disclosure of home energy ratings for existing houses across Canada and its potential impact on consumers’ decisions.This report is offered free of charge, but your voluntary payment will help support the research and advocacy of Consumers Cou...More
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This report examines how consumers understand home energy labels and whether they want further information that is not currently available on these labels, in order to make informed home purchasing, renovating and upgrading decisions. The objective of the research behind this report was to identi...More
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This research focused on the risks and opportunities for consumers of home energy efficiency retrofits and renovations driven by government and utility incentives. The resulting report examines how consumers benefit from incentive programs and what risks they assume when renovations or retro...More
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