Ontario wireless contracts legislation a welcome step

The Consumers Council of Canada welcomes the Ontario government's announcement of legislation to bring greater fairness to retail contracts for mobile telecommunications services in Ontario. Learn more.

Many Factors Influence Gasoline Prices

The factors influencing gasoline prices can be complex. Different specific factors may influence gasoline prices at different times. Click here for a generalized introduction to gasoline pricing in Canada.

The unthinkable has been preserved. What can you do?

People are finding damaging information about themselves on the Internet, and they may not know what to do about it. A Consumers Council of Canada research project entitled “Canadian Consumers: Online Reputations, Awareness, Misuse and Repair” investigated the industry that has emerged to manage and fix reputations online. The report also suggests ways consumers can manage their online reputations proactively and reactively. Learn more. Download the Report.

New members with expert interest sought

The Consumers Council of Canada is seeking new members with expertise and a personal, professional or academic interest in electronic payments, reward systems, telecommunications, broadcasting, new media and electronic commerce, sustainable consumption, consumer complaints handling and health and food safety and services. Members will be invited to participate in policy development and consumer representation activities and be eligible to serve on the Council's issues committees or seek election to the Council's board of directors. To apply for Consumers Council of Canada membership, click here.


Working together as the Consumers Council of Canada our members form the most active, Canada-wide multi-issue consumer group. The Council helps business and government manage today’s consumer issues. The Consumers Council of Canada aims to create an efficient, equitable, safe and effective marketplace.

Age 18-35?

The Young Consumers Network is a volunteer group of young Ontarians aged 18 to 35 working online together on current marketplace issues through social networking. This group offers its perspective to industry and government about consumer issues and policy.
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Should Canada have a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights ?
Yes    93.3%
No    0.0%
Undecided    6.7%