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The annual report of activities of the Consumers Council of Canada for its 2022-23 fiscal year.
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After 25 years of experience with DAAs delivering regulatory services to the public, governments continue to seek more efficient, effective administration of licensing and safety programs. This report examines the DAA model, to help consumers, government planners and existing DAAs explore t... More
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This report examines high-cost credit offerings, such as installment loans, to improve the knowledge of the Canadian consumer's experience when they attempt to secure credit through storefronts and online.This report is offered free of charge, but your voluntary payment will help s... More
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Canada's e-Periodical Serving the Consumer Protection and Empowerment Professional CommunityInside This Issue:What’s Next for Canada’s Competition Enforcement?Parliament has given Canada’s Competition Bureau more money and power to do its job. So what should be next? We ask some... More
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Think Consumers is the e-periodical serving Canada's consumer protection and empowerment professional community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Reaching for the Grocery Basket – In a wide range of public statements, legislative initiatives and committee hearings, food prices have become public policy... More
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After 25 years of experience with DAAs delivering regulatory services to the public, governments continue to seek more efficient, effective administration of licensing and safety programs. This report examines the DAA model, to help consumers, government planners and existing DAAs explore t... More
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Speaking notes for Consumers Council of Canada presentation on April, 19, 2023, to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, Parliament of Canada, on the subject of consumer empowerment during the current period of rapid food price inflation.
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Consumers Council of Canada Annual Report of Activities for the period April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022.
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The introduction of an ‘open banking’ system in Canada will be a significant development potentially impacting the Canadian consumer significantly. The federal government has conducted a consultation through an Advisory Committee. The Committee issued a final report, which oers a guid... More
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This Consumers Council of Canada research report reveals consumer views on the “on-demand consumer” and how the fast, convenient, and immediate access to goods and services using smartphones or computers have, if at all, changed their behaviour and expectations; impacted the way they ... More
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A Consumers Council of Canada Spotlight Report on Canada’s Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Regulations prepared for members of the Canada Free Trade Agreement Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT). Consumers Council of Canada members have tracked the revocation by Canadian ... More
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The Consumer Group Panel on Food Information, Labelling and Advertising produced a landmark report concerning the consumer interest in food information. It represents the collaboration of six major Canadian consumer-focused organizations, including three Canadian multi-issue consumer groups and t... More
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To improve knowledge of consumers' experiences when they look for payday loans online, the Consumers Council of Canada conducted an examination of the online payday loan services available to typical Canadian consumers. This report is offered free of charge, but your voluntary payment will help s... More
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Think Consumers e-periodical serves Canada's consumer protection and empowerment sector.The March 2024 issue includes articles about: Two Visions for Ontario Consumer Protection When is a Sale a Sale? Grocery Code Sabre-Rattling Who’s Searching Google? Compliance as a Bridge to Bette... More
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The Department of Justice has made public that it will receive comments on its proposed regulations governing the implementation of a lower Criminal Code Interest Rate of 35% APR contained in Section 347 of the Criminal Code, as specified in the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1. This ... More
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The Department of Justice has made public that it will receive comments on its proposed regulations governing the implementation of a lower Criminal Code Interest Rate of 35% APR contained in Section 347 of the Criminal Code, as specified in the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1. This ... More
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