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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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PIAC Applauds New Financial Sector Legislation
Consumer Group Applauds New Financial Sector Legislation, But Warns that Further Measures are Needed to...
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Consumers Benefit Through New Federal Banking Policies and Regulation
Hotwire Article For years, PIAC and other public interest groups in Canada have advocated greater...
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Bill C-54: The Government Moves to Protect Privacy in the Private Sector
Article for “Community Law Matters” by Philippa Lawson, Counsel, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Ottawa It...
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Protection of Personal Health Information
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION:BILL C-6 AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Philippa Lawson Counsel, Public...
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Consumer Groups Respond to Air Merger (1999)
PRESS RELEASE Consumer Groups Respond to Air Merger: Demand Passenger Rights and Regulation on Safety,...
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Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector
Public Interest Advocacy Centre Comment on The Taskforce on the Future of the Canadian Financial...
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Consumers Call for Legislated Protections
CONSUMERS CALL FOR LEGISLATED PROTECTIONS IN GLOBAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Consumers International, a global organization representing...