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  1. Tracking Consumers Online – Behavioural Targeted Advertising and a “Do Not Track List” in Canada Score: 1.0498290061951

    (OTTAWA)— The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today released a report entitled “A ‘Do ...

  2. PIAC Annual Dinner Invitation November 14, 2008 Score: 0.98586982488632

    The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) Annual Dinner Presents Featured Speaker Barbara ...

  3. PIAC Report: Can We CAN SPAM in Canada? Score: 0.98575246334076

    (OTTAWA)— The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) in a report released today entitled, “Can ...

  4. Lawful Access Legislation Lacks Safeguards Score: 0.93210071325302

    Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2012 Lawful Access Legislation Lacks ...

  5. Spectrum Announcements Do Not Address Real Problem Score: 0.90965074300766

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – Canadian cellphone customers are unlikely to see any real ...

  6. Consumer Concerns Addressed in CRTC Draft Wireless Code Score: 0.90646761655807

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – Consumers’ concerns about early termination fees, ...

  7. PIAC: Local Telephone Customers Will Pay the Price for Deregulation Score: 0.87220132350922

    August 3, 2007 For immediate release Attention: News/Business Editors OTTAWA—Ordinary ...

  8. Wireless Code Can Empower Consumers  Score: 0.84516394138336

    Media Release, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, December 5, 2012 OTTAWA – Consumers will be empowered by ...

  9. PIAC Complaint Upheld: Privacy Commissioner Finds Social Network Must Respect Teen Privacy Score: 0.80611479282379

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Attention: News and Business Editors PIAC Complaint Upheld: Privacy ...

  10. PIAC files Privacy Complaint Against Nexopia Score: 0.76993328332901

    (OTTAWA)— The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), a consumer advocacy group based in Ottawa, ...

  11. New Consumer Services Ministry Hailed by Consumer Group Score: 0.76927626132965

    OTTAWA – June 24, 2009 The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), an Ottawa based ...

  12. Wireless Code Hearing Provides Hope for A Fairer Wireless Market for Consumers Score: 0.7680259346962

    OTTAWA – Consumer rights group the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) said today that there ...

  13. Consumers Left Out in the Code Score: 0.75694888830185

    (OTTAWA)— Consumers will face higher transaction costs and lose consumer rights in debit and ...

  14. Proposed Ontario Payday Loan Rate Astronomically High Score: 0.73380029201508

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Attention: News and Business Editors February 6, 2009 Proposed Ontario ...

  15. Report Concludes Consumer Protection Usually Better in Europe Score: 0.72255110740662

    For immediate release: July 3, 2009 OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) ...

  16. Regulate Financial Planners in the Public Interest Score: 0.70919185876846

    (OTTAWA)— The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) called upon the provinces to regulate the ...

  17. National Cyber Security Task Force Score: 0.70683419704437

    PIAC calls on Public Security Minister and National Security Advisor to Appoint Civil Society ...

  18. Consumer Reporting Practices Score: 0.67788904905319

    Letter to Privacy Commissioner Regarding Consumer Reporting Practices George Radwanski Privacy ...

  19. Spectrum Auction Caps Would Mean Wireless Competition Abandoned by Government  Score: 0.67024749517441

    OTTAWA –The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) noted today that the rumoured structure of ...

  20. Keeping the Lights On: Maintaining Universal Access to Electricity Score: 0.63380461931229

    The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), a Canadian non-profit organization specializing in ...

  21. PIAC Annual Dinner to feature guest speaker Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman, CRTC  Score: 0.6209704875946

    November 30, 2012, 6 p.m. at the Yangtze Restaurant, 700 Somerset St. W. in Ottawa OTTAWA ...

  22. Consumer Group Report Reveals High-interest Borrowing Pitfalls Score: 0.60753798484802

    October 3, 2008 For immediate release Attention News/Business/Banking/Student News ...

  23. Are You Sure You Want to Continue? Consumer Authentication at the Crossroads Score: 0.59022128582001

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Attention: News and Business Editors October 23, 2008 (OTTAWA)—The Public ...

  24. PIAC Comments to Privacy Commissioner of Canada on Behavioural Targeting Score: 0.57270735502243

    On March 15, 2010, PIAC submitted comments to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on issues ...

  25. Consumers Anonymous? The Privacy Risks of De-Identified and Aggregated Consumer Data Score: 0.5669452548027

    Private sector companies may aggregate personal information about their customers for internal ...

  26. Government Must Go Further with Reform of Income Trusts Consumer Group Concludes Score: 0.56530141830444

    August 16, 2007 For immediate release Attention: News/Business Editors OTTAWA—Ordinary ...

  27. CRTC Wireless Code Hearing Good News for Consumers Score: 0.55397272109985

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today welcomed the ...

  28. CRTC Tells Canada’s Telephone Companies To Stop Disconnecting Paying Customers Score: 0.54362380504608

    The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today welcomed a decision by the Canadian ...

  29. PIAC Welcomes Do Not Call List, Urges Consumers to Sign Up Score: 0.54290771484375

    OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomed today’s launch of the National Do ...

  30. Consumers to Benefit from Sustainable Competition in Internet At Last Score: 0.53821760416031

    Media Release OTTAWA – Consumers are the real winners in a Canadian Radio-television and ...

  31. Media Release: Union Gas Gobbles Up Ontario Storage Competitors Score: 0.52685594558716

    For Immediate Release November 29, 2007 Recent announcements by Texas-based multinational ...

  32. Canadian Consumers Need More Net Neutrality Score: 0.51394337415695

    (OTTAWA)— The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today called for more consideration of ...

  33. Children’s Privacy Threatened by Play Websites and Social Networking Score: 0.50644236803055

    Attention: News and Business Editors November 4, 2008 Children’s Privacy Threatened by Play ...

  34. PIAC and Telephone Companies Work to Ensure Consumers are Aware of Toll Rates Score: 0.5023780465126

    PIAC AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES WORK TO ENSURE CONSUMERS ARE AWARE OF BASIC TOLL RATES FOR ...

  35. Media Release: CRTC Abandons Canadian Telephone Customers to Phone Companies’ Price Hikes Score: 0.48325598239899

    CRTC Abandons Canadian Telephone Customers to Phone Companies’ Price Hikes Ottawa – ...

  36. Consumers Need Better Safeguards for Mobile Premium Services Score: 0.47442522644997

    OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) in a report released today entitled, ...

  37. Do Not Call List Rules to Protect Consumers Score: 0.47316351532936

    Ottawa – Tuesday, July 3, 2007 – Canada’s national Do Not Call Registry inched closer to ...

  38. Wireless Number Portability Promises Should Be Kept Score: 0.4671051800251

    WIRELESS NUMBER PORTABILITY PROMISES SHOULD BE KEPT Contact: John Lawford, PIAC (613) ...

  39. Media Release: Ontario Gas Customers Slam Billion Dollar Giveaway to Texas–Based Energy Corporation Score: 0.45801445841789

    Attention News/Business Editors For Immediate Release August 22, 2007 OTTAWA/TORONTO – ...

  40. Consumers should be wary of risks in virtual worlds Score: 0.45465633273125

    The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today released a report entitled “A Virtual ...

  41. Consumers Question Need for Minister’s Direction to CRTC Score: 0.44237986207008

    Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 11, 2006 Consumers Question Need for ...

  42. PIAC News Release Score: 0.4290072619915

    PDF version[pdf file: 0.05mb] Privacy Commissioner finds businesses in breach of law;Consumer ...

  43. Media Release (AOL TIME WARNER MERGER) Score: 0.42865708470345

    THE PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY CENTRE (PIAC) CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION ON AOL TIME WARNER ...

  44. Tell the CRTC What YOU Think About Net Neutrality Score: 0.41856735944748

    Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2009 Public Consultation on the Throttling ...

  45. The airline ticket pricing game Score: 0.41661021113396

    Airlines – especially Air Canada – far from transparent about average fares, lowest ...

  46. PIAC and Option consommateurs call for end to misleading airline advertising. Score: 0.409942060709

    PIAC and Option consommateurs call for end to misleading airline advertising. EMBARGOED to ...

  47. PIAC Reports Score: 0.39388325810432

    PIAC Privacy Reports National Identity Cards, Biometrics and the Consumer: Displacing the ...

  48. Privacy Policy Score: 0.38931983709335

    General PIAC collects, retains, uses, and discloses personal information (e.g., name and ...

  49. Common Sense Protection in Light of Jetsgo Collapse Score: 0.38624301552773

    Time for Common Sense Protection in Light of Jetsgo Collapse According to Michael Janigan, the ...

  50. Text of Press Conference Score: 0.37896770238876

    Text of Press Conference in French PRESS CONFERENCE Date: Monday, 8 December 2003 Place: Option ...