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The National Consumer Commission’s new CPA Opt-Out Registry adds a second compliance layer - POPIA alone no longer protects direct marketers.

In Williams v. Audible, the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered three applications in the context of a proposed conspiracy class action focused on exclusivity provisions in an agreement between Audible Inc. and Apple Inc. ...

On August 21, 2024, the government of Québec published, in draft form, two new regulations describing the terms of the new monetary administrative penalties ("MAP") regime...

Dans un récent jugement, le juge Denis Jacques de la Cour supérieure a rendu une décision importante en matière de droit de la consommation.

On November 22, 2023, New Brunswick's Minister of Finance and Treasury Board introduced Bill 16, a proposed Consumer Protection Act (the NB CPA).

On September 12, 2024, the Québec Minister of Justice presented Bill 72, An Act to protect consumers against abusive commercial practices and to offer better transparency...

Recalls are important public notice measures undertaken by companies involved in the distribution and sale of consumer products to fulfill regulatory and consumer protection obligations.

The decision provides important guidance on Ontario's Consumer Protection Act, class actions and arbitration issues.

As part of the Government of Canada's initial Digital Charter initiative, the government released its "Strengthening Privacy for the Digital Age" discussion paper (Discussion Paper)

The explosion of cyber attacks and online fraud enabled by COVID-19 and the rapid (and, in some cases, haphazard) deployment of a global remote work force...

On July 14, 2016 the Ontario Securities Commission launched the Office of the Whistleblower, which administers the Whistleblower Program, the first paid whistleblower program by a securities regulator in Canada.

In a move prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, the Ontario government modified the "Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices" regulation under the Insurance Act of Ontario in order to reduce barriers...

Wellman v. TELUS Communications Co.[1] is an Ontario class action in which the plaintiffs allege that TELUS engaged in systematic overbilling of its mobile phone subscribers.

In The Fifth Wall Corp. v. Tonelli[1], the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that the Ontario Consumer Protection Act ("CPA") applied to a residential...

Regulations giving effect to section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, an act passed by Congress predominantly to increase transparency of financial institutions, are currently being finalized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Dans l'affaire Procureur général du Québec c Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil, 2021 QCCA 730, la Cour d'appel du Québec confirme qu'une...

The Government of Ontario (the "Government") has introduced Bill 142, Better for Consumers, Better for Businesses Act, 2023 (the "Bill") that, if passed, would replace the existing Consumer...