General Advocacy
THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES IN CONSUMER PROTECTION
Tuesday, Jul 24, 2007EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The use of “Administrative Monetary Penalties”, otherwise known as “AMPs”, is a unique enforcement scheme that has gained significant attention from international regulators. AMPs are increasingly used to engender compliance and cooperation from the ‘regulated community’, to secure environmental or consumer protection, and to encourage the timely rectification of ...
Treatment of Efficiencies in the Competition Act
Wednesday, Dec 08, 2004PIAC comments on the Competition Bureau's Consultation Paper, “Treatment of Efficiencies in the Competition Act” Download File: cb_efficiencies.pdf [size: 0.1 mb] PIAC comments on the Competition Bureau's Consultation Paper INTRODUCTION The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomes this opportunity to submit comments in response to the Competition ...
Corporate Retaliation Against Consumers
Thursday, Sep 30, 2004Report: Corporate Retaliation Against Consumers: The Status of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) in Canada Download File: slapps.pdf [size: 0.45 mb] The Full report is available as a PDF Executive Summary This report examines the phenomenon of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) in Canada. SLAPPs are lawsuits or the threat of a lawsuit, ...
Smart Regulation Will Need Public Input To Succeed
Thursday, Sep 23, 2004This Media Release is available as a PDF [pdf file: 0.03mb] Smart Regulation Will Need Public Input To Succeed Smart Regulation, a new strategy for regulation recommended by a federal government appointed committee, will need considerable checks and balances, and in particular mandated public input, in order to achieve its goals. This was the conclusion of The Public Interest Advocacy ...
Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002 and draft regulations
Sunday, Nov 30, 2003PIAC's comments on the new Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002 and draft regulations In PDF Format [pdf file: 0.16mb]
Consumers Council of Canada seeks input from Canadians
Monday, Sep 01, 2003PIN: Public Interest Network: The Policy Development Network of the Consumers Council of Canada PIN is an electronic Public Interest Network for policy development. It will be a database of some 500 thought leaders, selected across a wide range of sectors and categories, whose input on consumer policy matters can be solicited regularly, initially through on-line polling / surveys, and later ...
PIAC study seeks public input
Monday, Jan 01, 2001Threatened or sued for complaining about a product or service? Let us know! Have you been warned by businesses that you may be subject to legal action after you voiced your dissatisfaction with a product or service received from them? PIAC is conducting research on the consumer experience in this area, and we need your stories. Email us at piac@piac.ca if you've had such an experience, ...
Ontario Consumer Protection Law Reform
Friday, Nov 03, 2000Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Relations Consumer Protection Consultation 250 Yonge St., 35th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5B 2N5 Dear Sir/Madam: Re: Consumer Protection Consultation Thank you for the opportunity to comment on proposals for reform of Ontario's consumer protection legislation. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is a national, non-profit organization which has ...
A Garland For Consumers: Will The Garland Case Provide Safeguards For Vulnerable Consumers?
Saturday, Jan 08, 2000Download File: garland.pdf [size: 0.18 mb] Introduction A Garland For Consumers? In October of 1998, the Supreme Court of Canada found that the Late Payment Penalties (LPP) charged by Consumers’ Gas may constitute a criminal interest rate contrary to section 347 of the Criminal Code. The decision, in Garland v. Consumers’ Gas, was unexpected insofar as the LPP had been ...
Grants and Contributions Program Budget
Wednesday, Oct 07, 1998Grants and Contributions Program Budget Office of Consumer Affairs – Letter to the Honourable John Manley, Minister of Industry (November 17, 1999) VIA FAX AND MAIL Honourable John Manley Minister of Industry 235 Queen Street 11th floor, East Tower Ottawa, ON K1A 0H5 Dear Minister Manley: Re: Grants and Contributions Program Budget Office of Consumer Affairs On behalf of the ...