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On November 29, 2016, the Government of Alberta announced that it had tabled Bill 34: Electric Utilities Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 34) in the Alberta Legislature.

In a decision rendered on May 23, 2019, the Honourable Chantal Lamarche of the Superior Court of Quebec dismissed an application for authorization

With the explosion of online service offerings over the last decade, subscription plans have become a significant source of income for many consumer-facing businesses.

On February 9, 2011, the SEC issued its first proposed rule amendments pursuant to the requirement of the Dodd-Frank Act to remove references to credit ratings in the SEC's rules and forms and replace them with other appropriate criteria.

Businesses dealing with consumers in British Columbia have just over one month to comply with significant new consumer protection requirements in the province. On August 1, 2026, amendments (PDF) to BC’s Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (“BPCPA”) come into force, introducing mandatory terms for most types of consumer contracts, new rules for subscription agreements, and stronger protections against high-pressure sales tactics, among other things.

The Ontario government has introduced the Better for Consumers, Better for Businesses Act, which will enact the Consumer Protection Act, 2023 (new CPA)...

Many have expressed concern that retailers are now incentivized to unilaterally increase the prices for products critical to the COVID-19 response.

On October 8, 2020, the Ministry of Energy, Development and Mines posted a regulatory proposal detailing planned amendments to Ontario's Net Metering Regulation to allow for "demonstration of community net-metering projects."

On April 20, 2023, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1, an act to implement key commitments put forward in Budget 2023.

In residential transactions, Halal financing typically involves structures such as Murabaha (cost-plus sale), Ijarah (leasing), Musharakah (partnership), and Istisna'a (manufacturing contracts).

Aspiring models often dream of landing that great model or talent agent to represent them by securing a deal with such an agency. Unfortunately, not all model and talent agencies are legitimate.

If you're planning to buy a new freehold home in Ontario, or are already in the process, you need to be aware of important updates to Tarion's Deposit Protection policy.

In June 2025, the Ontario government introduced the Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act (Bill 46) with the goal of making Ontario the most competitive...

On June 30, 2022, the long-awaited Bank Act (Canada) (BA) consumer protection framework (the Framework) comes into force. The Framework, which was originally introduced...

Finance companies are always concerned whether the goods they are financing or the other collateral they are taking as security could be determined to be "consumer goods" under the law.

As reported in our previous consumer protection bulletin, the Government of Ontario introduced the Consumer Protection Act, 2023 (the "New CPA")...

On June 1, 2023, the Government of Quebec tabled Bill 29 (Bill), an Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods...