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Consumers Archive By Month

• Year: 2012
  • January
    • Consumers should be wary of risks in virtual worlds
• Year: 2011
  • November
    • Consumers need more comprehensive protection for returns of online purchases
  • October
    • PIAC Applauds Appointment of Consumer Services Minister in Ontario
  • September
    • PIAC says Vertical Integration Protections Must Extend to Consumers
    • PIAC Calls for Changes to Competition Bureau Merger Guidelines
  • February
    • PIAC general counsel to address the sad state of Canadian consumer protection: March 2, Carleton University
• Year: 2010
  • November
    • PIAC calls for a halt to Bell’s rebate hustle
    • Whitelisting for cyber security: What it means for consumers
  • August
    • PIAC Comments on Potential Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Legislation in Ontario
  • June
    • Consumers' Gains in Copyright Bill Can be Taken Away by Media Companies : La Loi sur le droit d’auteur
  • May
    • PIAC Calls for Attention to TV Switch to Digital Over the Air
• Year: 2009
  • December
    • PIAC opposes amendments to consumer product safety bill (C-6)
  • October
    • Consumer groups call on Minister Moore to “put consumers first” in the war over cable fees
  • September
    • Curb those extra fees: PIAC report calls for consumer protection legislation
  • August
    • The Consumer Perspective of Trade & Commerce Powers: PIAC report
  • July
    • Report Concludes Consumer Protection Usually Better in Europe
  • June
    • New Consumer Services Ministry Hailed by Consumer Group
  • April
    • Consumers ask Minister to fix local TV and expensive basic cable-satellite service
  • February
    • Proposed amendments to the Competition Act represent a fairly balanced take on necessary refinements
• Year: 2008
  • April
    • PIAC Wants Canadian Broadcasting to Serve the Consumer Not the Distributors
• Year: 2007
  • July
    • THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES IN CONSUMER PROTECTION
• Year: 2004
  • December
    • Treatment of Efficiencies in the Competition Act
  • November
    • Mandatory Arbitration and Consumer Contracts
  • September
    • Corporate Retaliation Against Consumers
    • Smart Regulation Will Need Public Input To Succeed
    • Consumer Protection
    • Regulation of Internet Services
    • Media Release
    • Consumer Issues with Internet Service: Is Industry Self-Regulation Working?
  • May
    • Spam
  • January
    • Documents 2004
• Year: 2003
  • November
    • Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002 and draft regulations
  • September
    • Consumers Council of Canada seeks input from Canadians
  • May
    • A helping hand for cable customers
  • March
    • Consumers International statement to World Summit on the Information Society
    • PIAC Comments on Spam
  • January
    • Documents 2003
• Year: 2002
  • September
    • Comments on proposed rules for jurisdiction in cross-border transactions
  • March
    • Comments on use of charge-backs as a form of consumer protection
  • January
    • Documents 2002
• Year: 2001
  • August
    • Comments on Competition Bureau’s Draft Internet Advertising Guidelines
  • June
    • Amendment to the Broadcasting Act
    • National Broadband Task Force
  • March
    • Comments on the CMC draft Template for Internet Sales Contract Harmonization
  • February
    • Comments on the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction
  • January
    • PIAC study seeks public input
    • Documents 2001
    • Survey and Report by Consumers International
• Year: 2000
  • November
    • Ontario Consumer Protection Law Reform
  • September
    • Comments on Building Trust and Confidence in e-commerce
  • June
    • Sheila Finestone’s remarks in the Senate
    • Letter Re: Uniform Electronic Commerce Act and Consumer Protection
  • May
    • Electronic Authentication: An Element of Canada’s Trust Agenda
    • PIAC Submission to Senate Committee, on Privacy and Security on the Internet
  • March
    • Comparative Analysis of BBBOnline Draft Code
  • January
    • Media Release (AOL TIME WARNER MERGER)
    • Letter to the Minister re: AOL TIME WARNER merger
    • A Garland For Consumers: Will The Garland Case Provide Safeguards For Vulnerable Consumers?
    • Documents 2000
• Year: 1999
  • December
    • Negative Option Marketing
  • October
    • Consumer Protection after the OECD Guidelines
  • July
    • Cable TV and Broadcasting
    • Consumers Finally to Get a Say in Some Basic Cable TV Prices
  • April
    • Improving Internet Access: The Canadian Approach
  • March
    • Achieving Universal Access to the Internet: An Impossible Dream?
  • January
    • Documents 1999
• Year: 1998
  • October
    • Achieving Universal Access to the Information Highway
    • Protecting Personal Information on the Internet: The Canadian Approach
    • Letter to Ministers
    • Lettre aux Ministres
    • General Advocacy
    • Grants and Contributions Program Budget
    • Consumers Call for Legislated Protections
  • April
    • The Summit on Electronic Commerce
  • January
    • Electronic Commerce
    • Documents 1998
• Year: 1990
  • January
    • PIAC Reports
    • PIAC Media Releases
    • Other PIAC Documents
• Year: 1969
  • December
    • Digital Authentication and Consumers' Privacy