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PIAC’s research and interventions on privacy law and data protection. This covers federal (PIPEDA) and provincial privacy legislation, online tracking and behavioural advertising, data breaches, consent requirements, children’s privacy, online harms, and other issues where personal information is collected, used, or shared in ways that affect Canadian consumers.
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We are recruiting, and we would love to hear from you! The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is actively recruiting new members to its Board of Directors. We are looking for creative, curious and innovative people who want a hands-on role in strengthening a national voice for consumers. You do not need to have sat […]
Read more →New PIAC Report: “Selling Speed: Reforming Broadband Advertising Regulations in Canada”
Transparency and accuracy standards for broadband service ads in Canada are falling behind other countries’ new reforms New PIAC Report: Selling Speed: Reforming Broadband Advertising Regulations in Canada 17 August 2022, OTTAWA – A new consumer research report published today by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) updates a 2012 PIAC research project comparing broadband advertising practices […]
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Steps Required to Reduce Switching Barriers and Enhance Consumer Choice in Canadian Communications Services Market
The CRTC is listening, get your mobile wireless problems heard!
PIAC Supports New Policy Direction to CRTC; expects lower costs, more choice in wireless and Internet
Communications Companies Playing Hardball with Consumers – CCTS Mid-Year Report
PIAC’s Research Finds Low Consumer Awareness about Payday Loan Rights and Help Resources; Need for a Fair, Impartial, and Transparent Redress System
Government’s proposed “Policy Direction” to CRTC means lower prices, more protection for consumers in Internet, Wireless
CRTC Report on Telecom Sales Practices Vindicates Consumer Concerns
PIAC Supports Keep Me Posted, a Campaign for Protecting the Consumers’ Right to Choose Paper or Digital Communications
