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PIAC Office Closed Temporarily due to COVID-19

piac_admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:52:58 +0000

OTTAWA, 24 March 2020 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) physical office space will be closed, being a non-essential business, for the duration of the Ontario order requiring only essential workplaces be operating.
PIAC staff will be working from home until further notice. We continue to make regulatory submissions, to hold government decisions up to public scrutiny and to advocate for consumer rights during this period. We are available to all media via video.
PIAC will emphasize actions and information relevant to consumers as they attempt to fairly and reliably get access to essential services such as telecommunications (Internet, wireless and phone) and broadcasting; air travel protection and redress; privacy; retail banking including mortgages; and competition and general consumer law in a time of uncertainty and scarcity.
We trust in the power and compassion of the public in these difficult times to support all of our interests.
For any inquiries, please contact:
John Lawford
Executive Director/General Counsel
Email: jlawford@piac.ca
Cell: 613-447-8125 (please use during PIAC closure)
*** PHYSICAL OFFICE LOCATION CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ***
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
285 McLeod Street – Suite 200
Ottawa, ON K2P 1A1
Phone: 613-562-4002 x 25
Fax: 613-562-0007
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UPDATE: PIAC to Hold its Annual Dinner November 28th 2019

piac_admin — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:30:52 +0000

OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today announced its Annual Dinner 2019 will be held at the magnificent National Arts Centre, Rossy Pavilion, on Thursday, 28 November 2019 from 6 p.m. PIAC’s Annual Dinner is an Ottawa highlight for collegiality among the many stakeholders in Canada’s consumer protection, communications, privacy, air transportation, electronic commerce and competition advocates, regulators, lawyers, experts, policy analysts, journalists, academics and students.
Traditionally, PIAC attracts a high-profile speaker to inform and entertain attendees with developments in their regulatory and policy area and to explain new developments in their field and what their agency is doing to advance consumer interests in Canada.
This year is no exception, as PIAC welcomes the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Mr. Daniel Therrien, to address the Annual Dinner. Mr. Therrien will speak on data breach regulation, privacy legislation reform and the rights-based vision for privacy law and we greatly anticipate his remarks, which we have no doubt will be of interest and value to our attendees.
PIAC’s Annual Dinner is a fundraising event. PIAC is a national non-profit and a registered charity. We provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public services. PIAC needs your support to represent consumers in regulatory boards, in consultations, in negotiations and in other advocacy efforts to ensure consumer interests are not only a part of the conversation, but that lower prices, better service, consumer privacy and helpful customer service are not forgotten in our high velocity and high power economy.
Please help PIAC by celebrating our Annual Dinner on November 28th! Please see details below for how to attend. Thank you!

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)

Presents: PIAC Annual Dinner 2019

Featured Speaker

Daniel Therrien

Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 6:00 PM

National Arts Centre, Rossy Pavillion, Ottawa

The Evening’s Events

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Cocktails (Cash Bar)

7:10 Keynote Speaker

Daniel Therrien

Privacy Commissioner of Canada

7:30 p.m.: Four Course Meal
Served with beverage

Throughout the evening there will be a draw for a door prize as well as draws for other amazing prizes.

The registration form can be downloaded here.
Cheques should be made payable to:
PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY CENTRE
Please return the form to:
Fax to: 613-562-0007 email to: dbrady@piac.ca
Thank you. If you cannot attend but still wish to support our mission, please donate via our CanadaHelps page!

Corporate tables also available; please inquire at dbrady@piac.ca or 613-562-4002 ext. 21.

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PIAC's Annual Dinner Is Only A Few Months Away!

Donna Brady — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:04:35 +0000

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre will be holding it’s annual dinner on Friday, November 27th at 6 PM at the National Arts Centre. We’ve had another big year (you may have read about it in our most recent newsletter!) and we’re looking to close it out with a great evening of food, drinks, music and an exciting guest speaker.
We’ll also be discussing PIAC’s work and what we have planned for the new year!
More information will be coming soon. We look forward to seeing you there!

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