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In November 1966, the Department of Financial and Commercial Affairs was established and acquired the responsibility for the regulation of insurance companies, loan and trust companies, and the trading of securities in Ontario. In 1967, a Consumer Protection Division was established to be responsible for a newly created Consumer Protection Bureau.
Personal Health Information Protection Act; Police Services Act (Ontario) Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019; Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021; Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020; Putting Students First Act
The Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act replaced the Emergency Management Act of 2002, which had replaced the Emergency Plans Act of 1983. [2] One of the primary changes from previous Acts was the inclusion of emergencies related to disease or health risks, resulting from the poor response of the Government of Canada and Government of Ontario to the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak in ...
Services also include business licensing and permitting, property standards, and animal care including control, shelter and adoption services. [1] Toronto by-law 545 is what gives the MLS the power to license and inspect a variety of businesses in the city, in order to ensure public health, safety, consumer protection, and nuisance control.
Since November 1, 2009, the Payday Loans Regulation (under the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act) [8] have been in force in British Columbia.The maximum charges for short term loans have been capped at 23% of the principal (including interests and fees), the borrower can cancel the loan by the end of the following day of signing the agreement without paying any charge, only one ...
The Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA; French: Bureau de la consommation) is a Government of Canada agency under Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, which is responsible for consumer protection and promotion. The OCA is mandated "to these responsibilities by building trust in the marketplace so that consumers can both protect ...
The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (CPLA; French: Loi sur l’emballage et l’étiquetage des produits de consommation) is a Canadian regulatory consumer protection statute that governs the packaging, labelling, sale, importation, and advertising of prepackaged and certain other consumer products in Canada. [1]
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973; Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 1999; Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, 2005; Consumer Credit Protection Act, 1968; Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 2010; Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, 2009