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New Brunswick Introduces New Consumer Protection Legislation
New Brunswick’s government introduced a bill to create a new Consumer Protection Act to provide broad protection for consumers...
Canada’s Competition Policy Reform Ticks Forward
Canada’s federal government introduced 30 pages of amendments to the Competition Act, in an omnibus bill following its Fall...
Non-Disclosed Mortgage Discharge Fees Draw $1.6 Million Penalty
Failure for more than 10 years to properly disclose all the costs of discharging a mortgage led to a $1.6 million penalty...
Ottawa Triples Funding for Consumer Research Program
Canada’s federal government announced it would triple funding for consumer research, with a particular focus on Canada’s retail...
OBSI To Regain Sole Responsibility for Bank Consumer Complaints
Canadian banks will be required to use the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) to handle consumer complaints...