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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Canadians rely on gasoline to fuel transportation, making it is an essential commodity, so the ever-changing price of gasoline gets a lot of consumer attention.Rapid changes in gasoline prices — particularly upward ones — and the dynamic fluctuation of prices lead many motorists to qu... More
Digital content E-Book![Home Energy Labels in Canada: How Well Do They Serve Consumers? [EPUB]](/assets/image/L0dldEltYWdlL1Byb2R1Y3RQaWN0dXJlL01URTNOVE0z/240/i.webp)
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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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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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
Digital content E-Book![Canada's Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Regulations [PDF]](/assets/image/L0dldEltYWdlL1Byb2R1Y3RQaWN0dXJlL01URTVNek0z/240/i.webp)
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
Digital content E-Book![Report of the Consumer Group Panel on Food Information, Labelling and Advertising [EPUB]](/assets/image/L0dldEltYWdlL1Byb2R1Y3RQaWN0dXJlL01URTNOakE0/240/i.webp)
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
Digital content E-Book![Sustainable Household Consumption: Key Considerations for a Canadian Strategy [PDF]](/assets/image/L0dldEltYWdlL1Byb2R1Y3RQaWN0dXJlL01URTNOVGcz/240/i.webp)
This report presents key considerations and elements of a household consumption strategy for Canada, within the context of the federal government's current efforts to develop a Sustainable Consumption and Production Framework. Embedding the household strategy within this broader SCP framework is ... 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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