Ontario Wireless Services Agreements Act Introduced

The Ontario Minister of Consumer Services introduced the Wireless Services Agreements Act, 2012 on May 3, 2012.

The Bill only applies to agreements with consumers. Consumers are those acting for personal, family or household purposes. Accordingly, the Act will not apply to those who are self-employed and purchase smart phones for business use. The proposed legislation will only apply prospectively to agreements entered into after the date the legislation comes into force where either the consumer or the person entering into the agreement with the consumer is located in Ontario.

Here are some of the highlights:

• The legislation will apply to wireless agreements, which are agreements with a consumer in which the supplier agrees to provide wireless services that the consumer is able to access from a mobile device such as a smart phone or cell phone.