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Les entreprises qui traitent avec des consommateurs de la Colombie-Britannique ont un peu plus d’un mois pour se conformer à de nouvelles exigences importantes visant à protéger ces clients dans la province. Des modifications (PDF) à la Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (« BPCPA ») entreront en vigueur le 1er août 2026 : dispositions obligatoires pour la plupart des types de contrat de consommation, nouvelles règles pour les contrats d’abonnement et protections renforcées contre les techniques de vente sous pression, entre autres.

On June 1, 2023, the Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, tabled and presented Bill 29 entitled An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods ...

The concept of extended producer responsibility, or EPR, which makes producers responsible for their products along the entire lifecycle, including at the post-consumer stage...

Can a consumer enter into a valid credit contract online under Quebec consumer law? Spoiler: The answer is yes.

Ontario has taken another significant step in its years-long process to update the province's consumer protection legislation.

Canada's Consumer-Driven Banking Framework (Framework) was released alongside the 2024 federal budget, and serves as an update to the previously released 2023 Fall Economic Statement...

The financial landscape in 2025 is not just evolving—it's undergoing a seismic shift that will redefine how we perceive money and banking forever. As technology and consumer behaviours converge, the traditional financial...

On October 23, 2023, the Ontario government introduced Bill 142, An Act to enact the Consumer Protection Act, 2023, to amend the Consumer Reporting Act and to amend or repeal various other Acts (Bill).

The long-awaited challenge to the precedent set in York Condominium Corp. No. 46 v. Medhurst, Hogg & Associates Ltd. et al., 41 O.R. 800 has been delivered by a unanimous five-member panel of the Court of Appeal.

As the demand for environmentally sustainable products and services continues to grow, so too does the risk of greenwashing lawsuits.

Note : Cet article est le cinquième d'une série d'articles mensuels visant à analyser le nouveau cadre fédéral de protection des consommateurs de produits

This is the latest article in our series on Québec consumer law.

The B.C. Government has proposed major changes to the province's consumer protection legislation which would render class action waivers, mandatory dispute resolution...

Cet article fait partie de notre série sur les récentes modifications apportées à la Loi sur la protection du consommateur...

Voluntary codes of conduct have become common (and even expected) practice as part of a broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for companies across all industries.

On Dec. 4, 2024, Bill 214 the Affordable Energy Act, 2024, received Royal Assent. On the same date, many of the operative provisions of the Act came into force.

La Cour d'appel souligne que le droit de s'exclure d'un groupe visé ...

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution which supports central banks worldwide in their pursuit of monetary and financial stability, through international cooperation.