Consumer Affairs

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    Manitoba Consults on Retirement Income
    March 26, 2010

    PROVINCE SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON CANADA’S RETIRMENT INCOME SYSTEM Residents of Manitoba are being asked to provide input on ways to strengthen Canada’s retirement income system by participating in a ...

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    Consultations on Canada's Retirement Income System
    March 24, 2010

    GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES COAST TO COAST CONSULTATIONS ON CANADA’S RETIREMENT INCOME SYSTEM Ottawa, March 24, 2010 2010-022 Related document: Ensuring the Ongoing Strength of Canada’s Retirement Income System The Honourable Jim ...

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    B.C. MODERNIZES REGULATIONS FOR SALE OF EYEWEAR
    March 22, 2010

    VICTORIA – The Province introduced a series of changes today that will modernize the way in which British Columbians get their glasses and contact lenses, and give them more choice, ...

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    Yukon Consultation on Retirement Pension Income
    March 20, 2010

    The Yukon Government is seeking public comments and suggestions on ways to strengthen the pension system and expand pension coverage for workers currently without occupational pension plans. Three-in-four private-sector workers ...

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    Alberta Amends Securities Legislation
    March 19, 2010

    Edmonton… While challenging the federal government’s move to form a single federal securities regulator, Alberta continues to act to strengthen its existing securities laws. Bill 13, the Securities Amendment Act, ...

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    Quebec Consumer Credit Review
    March 19, 2010

    Consultation on proposed amendments to the Act on protection of consumer credit The Office of Consumer Protection is conducting work on the third phase of modernization of the legislative framework ...

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    NWT Proposes Heritage Fund
    March 7, 2010

    Finance Minister Launches Public Discussion of NWT Heritage Fund YELLOWKNIFE (March 1, 2010) – Finance Minister J. Michael Miltenberger today launched public discussions on a proposed Heritage Fund. “The NWT ...

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    New Brunswick Amends Insurance Act
    February 24, 2010

    More protection for consumers under the Insurance Act (10/02/24) Feb. 24, 2010 FREDERICTON (CNB) – The provincial government has introduced an amendment to the Insurance Act that will increase its ...

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    Task Force Consultations on Financial Literacy
    February 24, 2010

    Ottawa, February 22, 2010 2010-012 The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today welcomed the launch of an unprecedented public consultation with Canadians on financial literacy, as the Task Force ...

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    Civil Forfeiture Act New Brunswick
    February 18, 2010

    FREDERICTON (CNB) – A new act introduced in the legislative assembly today will give the attorney general the power to apply to seize property acquired or used in unlawful activity ...