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Podcast series: Protecting the vulnerable and preventing real estate abuse

Our partner, the Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ), has launched a series of podcast episodes on how real estate brokers can protect their clients during...

December 16, 2024

GST vacation and $250 cheque: poorly targeted, ineffective measures

Montreal, November 22, 2024 - The federal government's announcement of a temporary GST vacation on certain products and a $250 cheque for workers earning up to $150,000 is a major step forward for...

November 22, 2024

Open letter: Significant advances in consumer rights

The recent passage of Bill 72, which will increase consumer protection against unscrupulous door-to-door salespeople, predatory lenders and merchants with deceptive strategies,...

November 7, 2024

Podcast: The retirement income gap between women and men

Did you know that in 2021, the average woman will receive 30% less per year for her retirement than her spouse? On the occasion of Financial Literacy Month and in...

November 5, 2024

Chronicle of the Chambre des notaires

How to prepare your protection mandate

Did you know that if you haven't drawn up a protection mandate, your wishes may not be respected if you become incapacitated? Here are some tips to help you prepare yours...

October 29, 2024

Terrifying business practices at the grocery store: Archipel signs Option consommateurs' new campaign

Option consommateursa non-profit organization that has been helping consumers and defending their rights for over 40 years, is launching an information campaign on...

October 16, 2024

Chronicle of the Chambre des notaires

What is the purpose of a mandate of protection?

If you were to become incapacitated one day, who would take care of you and your property? Fortunately, this is what the mandate of protection can provide. The Mandate of Protection...

September 30, 2024

5 duties and obligations of real estate brokers

Real estate brokers are professionals supervised, trained and inspected by the OACIQ. By working with a broker, you benefit from the protection offered by the Real Estate Brokerage Act....

September 27, 2024

Fonds d'aide à la clientèle domestique: A "dish of sweets" to be distributed unfairly

Montreal, September 10, 2024 - Option consommateurs calls the Fonds d'aide à la clientèle domestique provided for in the energy reform bill a "dish of candy...

September 10, 2024

Minimum payment on credit cards

Minimum payment on credit cards.... DEFINITION: The minimum payment is the portion of the credit card balance that must be paid each month. In...