• Order Annual Dinner TicketsBuilding a Brighter Future for Ontario’s Transportation System

    Let’s Work Together! Educate. Participate. To Celebrate.

    The Consumers Council of Canada Annual Dinner, to be held Wednesday, June 19, will focus on the important public discussion about what may be one of the most significant public transformations in Ontario of the 21st Century affecting consumers. Come listen and join the public conversation.

     

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  • Food information review underway

    A national panel of leading Canadian consumer organizations is investigating what today’s consumers require from food information, advertising and labelling in order to exercise their right to make informed choices. Learn more | Register as a panel stakeholder

Ontario Condo Act review timely, important

Today in Ontario condominiums represent half of the new homes built and more than one million Ontarians call a condominium their home. Many more will join this group. With so many people choosing to live in condominiums, there is an important need for the Ontario government to review the Condominium Act, 1998, so the current and future needs of condominium owners, residents and other stakeholders are properly considered. Learn more about Ontario's initiative. Share your condo experiences. If you are a stakeholder in the future of condos in any way, consider the ways you can participate in the Consumers Council of Canada to make sure your views are heard concerning condomimium reform.

Retailers' Smartphone Apps Evaluated

A Consumers Council of Canada report concludes new smartphone apps of Canadian "bricks and mortar" retailers can help consumers get good deals, fail to deliver some important information and provide product reviews that can be useful if read critically. Learn moreDownload the report

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

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.


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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    88.6%
No    7.6%
Undecided    3.8%