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Inadequate approaches to opt-out consent
Also available as a PDF [pdf file: 0.07mb] Philippa Lawson, Counsel (613) 562-4002 x.24 plawson@piac.ca Mr. George Radwanski Privacy Commissioner of Canada 112 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3 BY EMAIL and MAIL Dear Commissioner Radwanski: Complaint re: Inadequate Approaches to Opt-out Consent Please accept this formal complaint under s.11 of the Personal Information Protection […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/inadequate-approaches-to-opt-out-consent/
CRTC Price Cap Review – Final Argument filed by Consumer Groups
Link to CRTC proceeding EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ARC et al / BCOAPO et al FINAL ARGUMENT in re: CRTC PN 2001-37: Price Cap Review and Related Issues 1. The record of this proceeding supports a new price cap regime with the following basket structure and price constraints: Three separate baskets for residential, business and optional […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/crtc-price-cap-review-final-argument-filed-by-consumer-groups/
Airline at the Trough
Opinion piece published in the Globe and Mail – copyright at bottom The Sept. 11 slump is only one of Air Canada’s burdens. Worse is a corporate culture that takes customers for granted, says consumer advocate Michael Janigan By MICHAEL JANIGAN Thursday, October 4, 2001 – Print Edition, Page A17 As wary Canadian air travelers […]
Comments on the CMC draft Template for Internet Sales Contract Harmonization
Draft Internet Sales Contract Harmonization Template: Comments to CMC Note that the document being commented on can be seen at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ca01642e.html Scope We note that this harmonization template is limited to rules regarding information disclosure, contract formation, cancellation and reimbursement rights. Other issues that should be addressed in the context of Internet sales to consumers […]
Comments on the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre Comments on the draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is a Canadian non-profit organization whose mandate provides for the representation of consumers in marketplace issues. PIAC’s organizational membership comprises thousands of Canadians. Over the past twenty-five years, […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/comments-on-the-hague-convention-on-jurisdiction/
Consumer Reporting Practices
Letter to Privacy Commissioner Regarding Consumer Reporting Practices George Radwanski Privacy Commissioner of Canada 112 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3 Dear Mr. Radwanski, Please find enclosed PIAC’s report, Consumer Reporting and Privacy: The Need for Better Consumer Protection. The main finding of the report is that the new Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/consumer-reporting-practices/
Ontario Consumer Protection Law Reform
Ministry 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 been representing […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/ontario-consumer-protection-law-reform/
Speaking Notes on Bill C-38
Speaking Notes Before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Public Interest Advocacy Centre barrados@web.ca www.piac.ca Thank you for inviting us to present our views on Bill C-38 to the committee. First I’ll say a few words about the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC). PIAC is a non-profit organization which provides legal services and […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/speaking-notes-on-bill-c-38/
Newsletter – September 2000, Vol.7, No.2
IN THIS ISSUE Local Telecommunications: Where’s the Competition? Consumer Protection in ECommerce Moving Foward on Privacy New Report: Banking in Rural Canada: Ensuring Rural Consumers Have Adequate Service Proposed Rules for Payday Lenders Present a Dilemma for Consumer Advocates Local Telecommunications: Where’s the Competition? If you were one of the many who thought that the […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/newsletter-september-2000-vol-7-no-2/
A Consultation Paper: Proposed Ontario Privacy Act
Comments on A Consultation Paper: Proposed Ontario Privacy Act From: Public Interest Advocacy Centre 1204 – 1 Nicholas Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7 www.piac.ca Contact: Angie Barrados, barrados@web.ca or Philippa Lawson, pippa@web.ca Question 1 We agree that the proposed Privacy Act should include rules on whether minors can give consent and that 13 is a […]
https://www.piac.ca/research-reports/a-consultation-paper-proposed-ontario-privacy-act/
