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Dear Santa, I recently discovered online shopping and bought my wife a beautiful lime green snowflake sweater for Christmas this year. Unfortunately I just overheard her telling her friend that she doesn’t like the colour green. I guess this means I...
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{December 1, 2009} VICTORIA, BC - The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has issued the following News Release to assist consumers in shopping wisely this holiday season.
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{November 27, 2009} VICTORIA, BC - All licensed BC travel agents and travel wholesalers are advised that the second phase of changes, announced by the Government in December 2008, to the Travel Industry Regulation under the Business Practices and Consumer...
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{November 9 , 2009} - VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC today introduced a new Compliance Assistance Information Form which will help licensed businesses and other stakeholders bring potential compliance issues to Consumer Protection BC’s attentio...
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[October 15, 2009] - VICTORIA, BC - The Government of BC has released proposed general transitional rules to help guide businesses and consumers in a smooth changeover to the proposed HST. Read the news release....
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[October 29, 2009] - VICTORIA, BC - New rules for payday loans in effect November 1. Read the Information Bulletin from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General here....
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[September 30, 2009] - VICTORIA, BC - Consumer Protection BC was recently profiled on the CTV consumer news program, "Olsen on Your Side". View the profile now....
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[September 18, 2009] - VICTORIA, BC - Consumer Protection BC is advising consumers and travel agencies that Exclusively Canada has ceased operations, effective immediately. The agency’s travel licence has been suspended by Consumer Protection BC pending...
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{November 8, 2010} - BURNABY BC - Under the Motion Picture Act, the definition of “film” includes pre-recorded motion pictures.
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{August 24th, 2009} - VICTORIA BC – Stephanie Blakey, a film student at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, has won the first-ever Consumer Protection BC student film competition for producing a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) on film ...
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{July 15, 2009 } VICTORIA, BC – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is warning consumers that the elderly continue to be a target of deceptive door-to-door salespeople and that those who feel that they have been victimized s...
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{April 29, 2009} VICTORIA, BC – The Business Practices & Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) has received inquiries from both consumers and licensed travel agents regarding travel cancellations related to the recent Swine flu epidemic in Mexico.
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{April 17, 2009} -Victoria, BC - On April 15, 2009 Conquest Vacations announced the cessation of its tour operations. Conquest has been offering vacation travel to Cancun, Mexico and four destinations in Great Britain. The notice advises that given the...
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On April 15, 2009 Conquest Vacations announced that the company was cancelling operations, effectively immediatly. Please view the resources below to quickly locate helpful information.
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{April 2, 2009 } VICTORIA, BC – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is reminding consumers that the revised travel regulations announced by the government in late 2008 took effect April 1, 2009.
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<March 5, 2009> VICTORIA, BC – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is urging consumers to be cautious about loan providers offering money with an advanced fee. Many of the lenders guarantee the loan despite the appli...
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{March 3,2009 } VICTORIA, BC – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) has released the licensing requirements and is now accepting applications for licences for Home Inspectors operating in British Columbia.
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{March 2, 2009 } VICTORIA, BC – Payday lenders will require licences to conduct business in British Columbia as of November 1, 2009. The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) will be responsible for licensing and administering the...
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{January 30, 2009 } VICTORIA, BC – Home Inspectors will require licences to operate in British Columbia as of March 31, 2009. The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) will be responsible for licensing and administering the regula...
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{December 23, 2008} VICTORIA, BC – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is advising consumers that Canada Debt Assistance (licensed name RAFP Canada Credit Services), a debt pooling company, has ceased operations at its Briti...
