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Public Interest News, anti-spam, ma limite de crédit, spectrum auctions, financial planners
PIAC agenda, Lawful access, copyright and privacy law reform The upcoming session of the 41st Parliament is expected to give first reading to a number bills of importance to Canadian consumers. PIAC will be paying close attention to bills on lawful access, copyright protection and privacy. This fall the Ottawa-based consumers group plans to release […]
CRTC to Consumers: "No More Paper Bills"
OTTAWA- 3 March 2020 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and National Pensioners Federation (NPF) today lamented the unfathomable decision of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) not to require wireless carrier Koodo to provide customers with a paper bill. “Consumers have the legal right to a paper bill. The Telecommunications Act clearly […]
https://www.piac.ca/2020/03/03/crtc-to-consumers-no-more-paper-bills/
OESP Can Help Ease the Burden of Your Monthly Energy Bill
Winter is here, and it can be challenging to keep up with the price of electricity for the cold months. Luckily, there is a new subsidy for low income Canadians to help with their electricity bills. The Ontario Electricity Support Program is an on-bill credit that is based on the number of people living in […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/oesp-can-help-ease-the-burden-of-your-monthly-energy-bill/
The Cost of Loyalty Programs
Written By Gina Roberts Many Canadians are signed up for loyalty programs because being rewarded for everyday purchases seems beneficial. They add to the ‘shopping experience’. Just swipe for points and savings; but there is a danger to this simple method. PIAC’s “Customer Loyalty Programs: Are Rules Needed?” report shows that ease of use is […]
https://www.piac.ca/2015/04/08/the-cost-of-loyalty-programs/
Tell the government what you think about banking!
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BANKING IN CANADA? This is the Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s explanation of the federal government’s document Canada’s Financial Consumer Protection Framework: Consultation Paper , released 3 December 2013. You have until 28 February 2013 to reply. We really want you to. Please read on to see how! What’s Happening? The […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/tell-the-government-what-you-think-about-banking/
Public Interest News: CRTC is not the villain / UBB / Endettement / Premium Text Messages Study / Anti-spam law / Class-action suits / Salubrité des aliments
CRTC is not the villain: Michael Janigan “Many Canadians view the Canadian Radio Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as a kind of overbearing vice-principal who tells us what we can listen to or watch. For them, the public rebuke the Harper government delivered to the commission on the issue of Internet usage-based billing was immensely satisfying. […]
Mobile Text Messages
Have you ever subscribed to a premium text message? Have you ever gotten a cell phone bill that charged for premium text messages that you didn’t think you signed up for? Have you had problems trying to get these messages or charges stopped? If so, PIAC wants to hear from you! Tell us about the […]
Public Interest News: Globalive / Net throttling / 10 pillars of consumer protection / Quebec Consumer Protection Act / Ontario Consumer Services ministry
CRTC to fast-track its review of Globalive (PIAC 23/07/09) The CRTC will examine Globalive’s finances Sept. 22-23 with a decision in 30 days, the Canadian Press reported on July 21. In 2008 the company paid the federal government $442 million for wireless spectrum with the idea of launching the beginnings of its cell phone network […]
Public Interest News: Sept. 2008 – Feb. 2009
Astronomical Ontario payday loan cost cap: PIAC (PIAC-10/02/09) “Ontario should cap the cost of payday loans at $21 for every $100 borrowed and review that limit in two years, an independent advisory board has concluded,” the Canadian Press reported on Feb. 6. “The $21 proposal is “astronomically high” and a “gift to payday lenders,” said […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/public-interest-news-sept-2008-feb-2009/
Travel Protection Initiative slams airline advertising decision
(June 20-2008)—Today the Travel Protection Initiative, a coalition of Canada’s travel industry and consumer groups, responded to federal Transport minister’s Lawrence Cannon’s submission this week to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities that he would not bring into effect the provision of Bill C-11 passed in June of last year […]
https://www.piac.ca/2008/07/20/travel-protection-initiative-slams-airline-advertising-decision/
