Consumer Rights

ARTICLE | ‘That’s just wrong’: Air Canada backtracks on compensation after passenger gives up seat on overcrowded flight

ARTICLE | What Canadians Need To Know About Their New Airline Passenger Rights

ARTICLE | New rules lay out rights of Canadian airline passengers. Here’s the list

ARTICLE | Travellers could get up to $2,400 if they are bumped from an overbooked flight under Canada’s new air passenger protection rules

ARTICLE | Airline passengers rights bill must truly protect travellers

ARTICLE | Time to strengthen passengers’ rights by making airlines accountable through a watchdog

ARTICLE | Flight delays and cancellations: Rights the government “watchdog” is hiding from you

ARTICLE | 9 Lies from the Trudeau Government on New Airline Regulations

ARTICLE | Air Passenger Rights publishes report on proposed regulations

ARTICLE | Lost or damaged baggage: Rights the government is hiding from you

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE | Air Passenger Protection

LEGISLATION | Canada Transportation Act

LEGISLATION | Transportation Modernization Act

LEGISLATION | Carriage by Air Act

ARTICLE | Canada’s competition bureau ‘monitoring’ tech giants for anti-competitive behaviour

ARTICLE | Monopoly-Friendly Canada ‘Does Not Treat Competition Policy Seriously’

LEGISLATION | Competition Act

GOVERNMENT LINK | Canadian Food Inspection Agency

ARTICLE | My Son Spent £3,160 in One Game

ARTICLE | Pembroke Parent Gets $8K Xbox Bill After Son Racks Up Charges

ARTICLE | You Spent $1,500 on Virtual Bazookas? Kids Are Splurging on Digital Goods

ARTICLE | Parents Beware: That Videogame Under the Tree Might Ask for More Money 

EDUCATIONAL LINKS | Set up Parental Account Apple

EDUCATIONAL LINKS | Set up Parental Account Playstation

EDUCATIONAL LINKS | Set up Parental Account Microsoft/Xbox

EDUCATIONAL LINKS | Set up Parental Account Nintendo

STUDY | Belgium Research Report on Lootboxes (add pdf file)

STUDY | Netherlands Study into Lootboxes (add pdf file)

STUDY | Australia Public Hearing on Lootboxes

PROPOSED US LEGISLATION | Senator Hawley to introduce Legislation banning Manipulatie Video Game Features Aimed at Children 

VIDEO | UK Parliament Questioning on Loot Boxes 

ARTICLE | Canada is missing the boat on seafood labelling

ARTICLE | Health Canada Introduces Cannabis Health Products, A Budding Category

ARTICLE | Food Labels Best Before 2022

LEGISLATION | Food and Drugs Act

LEGISLATION | Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act

LEGISLATION | Textile Labelling Act

LEGISLATION | Precious Metals Marking Act

ARTICLE | The CRTC’s fundamental mistake: It thinks it can regulate the internet

GOVERNMENT LINK | Internet Services for Canadians

GOVERNMENT LINK | Phone Services for Candians

GOVERNMENT LINK | TV and Radio for Canadians

GOVERNMENT LINK | Business

WEBSITE | Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)

WEBSITE | Canadian Investor Protection Fund

WEBSITE | Ontario Securities Comission (Check to see if you are dealing with a registered individual or firm)

OSGOODE CLINIC | Investor Protection Clinic

GOVERNMENT REPORT | Privacy and Cyber Security Emphasizing Privacy Protection in Cyber Security Activities

LEGISLATION | Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

LEGISLATION | Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

REGULATION | O. REG. 438/07: Product Safety

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION | Consumer Products and Cosmetics

ARTICLE | An Overview of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

LEGISLATION | Electronic Commerce Act

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE | Legal Considerations Regarding the Use of Electronic Contracts and Signatures

ARTICLE | Contracts Made Online in Ontario

ARTICLE | Electronic Contracts and Signatures in Canada