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Canadian grocery prices have stabilized after four years of tumult. Food inflation has moved lower towards historical norms, but prices are higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics Canada tracks monthly average retail prices of 110 grocery store...
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The upcoming Grocery Code of Conduct has been presented to consumers as a way to improve price stability, but it will have limited capacity to affect the most volatile segment of the grocery market. The proposed code has been endorsed by all the major Canadian...
Back to Single Bank Dispute Resolution Firm
Consumer disputes that cannot be resolved with their banks will all be routed to a single external dispute resolution provider effective November 1, ending a 16-year period in which banks could select their own arbiter. The Ombudsman for Banking Services and...