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PLEASE NOTE, effective 1 November 2024, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) have moved to: 314-225 Metcalfe St OTTAWA ON K2P 1P9 CANADA Our phone number remains: 613-562-4002 We thank you in advance for updating your records. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact […]
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Media Advisory, PIAC and ACORN Canada will Comment on Government’s proposed low-income broadband announcement at the Canadian Telecom Summit 2017
(TORONTO) At 8:45 AM EDT June 5, The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science...
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Proposed Air Passenger Rules Set for Take Off
Most important rights will be outlined by the Canadian Transportation Agency OTTAWA, May 16, 2017...
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Michael Janigan named a full-time member of the Ontario Energy Board
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is very pleased to announce that Michael Janigan, former...
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CRTC Protects Consumers from Discriminatory Differential Pricing Practices
New rules strictly limit when internet service providers can bill differently depending on the content...
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Fixing TV Service Will Keep Complaints Commissioner Busy
OTTAWA – Over the last six months, Canadians made 2,734 complaints about their television services...
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CRTC asked to reconsider affordability subsidy
Lower-income Canadians, fixed income earners and seniors should have access to “basic service” including broadband...
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Canada Budget 2017: Low-Income Internet Support a "Cruel Joke"
OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today decried the federal government’s Budget 2017,...
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#WCRD2017: Building an Affordable Digital World For Everyone
March 14, 2017 Tomorrow is World Consumer Rights Day 2017, Building a Digital World Consumers...
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PIAC Participates in Parliamentary Review of PIPEDA
On February 14, 2017, PIAC appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access...