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How are your pandemic savings doing?

Apparently, household savings in Canada skyrocketed during the pandemic. According to Statistics Canada, the savings rate briefly jumped to more than 25% in 2020, then dropped back down to around...

Bra Scam

Have you seen an ad on the Internet promoting a high-end bra that claims to prevent or cure cancer? Beware. No such product exists. And anyone who orders one may...

15 September 2020

Professionalism and consumer protection: two sides of the same coin

PHOTO CREDIT: AbsolutVision (Unsplash) There are many different organizations and resources for consumer protection in Quebec. Professionalism is one of the safeguards for the protection of the public, and has...

8 September 2020

Provincial real estate brokerage regulators: To further protect consumers

PHOTO CREDIT: Breno Assis (Unsplash) In Canada, hundreds of residential homes are sold every day through a real estate agent or broker–a term whose meaning varies from one province to...

The Pros and Cons of a Cashless Society

Are paper and coins on their way out? In a new report, Option consommateurs looks at who stands to win and who stands to lose if Canada becomes a cashless...

22 January 2020

Umbrella Mortgages: Providing a Framework that Protects Citizens

Buying a property is one of the most important investment a person will make in their lifetime. According to the Living in Canada website (https://www.livingin-canada.com/house-prices-canada.html), average house prices are $1,092,000...

29 October 2019

Consumers of financial products and services: New issues brought to light by University research

Today, consumer protection law extends far beyond what was originally provided for in Québec’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA), which covers protection against misleading practices and sets out frameworks for credit...

15 October 2019