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{April 10, 2006} VICTORIA – The government of British Columbia is reviewing a proposal to transfer responsibility for regulating manufactured home dealers from the Motor Dealer Council to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority....
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{April 7, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is warning consumers to avoid doing business with Lloyd Schell Jr. operating in the Okanagan as Clean Horizons and Majestic Enterprises. Schell is violating ...
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{March 31, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority of BC (BPCPA) is seeking qualified consumer representatives to serve on one of several industry advisory groups. “We are receiving excellent feedback fr...
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{March 22, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is announcing that eligible clients of Canada 3000 (C3) Airlines and C3 Tickets are receiving refunds from the Travel Assurance Fund (TAF). Cheques for...
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{March 14, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is announcing two new charges for funeral provider licensees as follows:
A $200 charge for breaching a condition of the funeral provider licence by failing t...
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{March 2, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is pleased to announce that it has become a partner in the Fraud Prevention Forum and joins the Forum in advising consumers that March is Fraud Awareness Mon...
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{February 17, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is pleased to announce a new appointment to its Board of Directors. As of April 1, 2006, Ms. Della Smith has been appointed to a 3-year term ending March...
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{Februay 9, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is announcing a 30 day consultation period on two new charges for funeral provider licensees as follows:A $200 charge for breaching a condition of the fune...
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{February 6, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (the Authority) issued a Direct Sales Prohibition Order on December 9, 2005 against Lloyd Schell Jr. and Tri Nova Developments, ordering the company to stop enter...
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Introduction The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) was delegated responsibility on July 4, 2004 for the oversight of business practices and consumer protection in British Columbia from the Ministry of Public Safety & ...
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{February 2, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is seeking comments from stakeholders on potential changes to the existing Travel Industry Regulation. This comes in response to concerns expressed ...
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{January 24, 2006} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority is announcing a new $50 fee for recording a change in the directors / officers / shareholders of a licensee and a new $200 charge for late filing of financial stateme...
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{December 21, 2005} -Victoria BC – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority is announcing a 30day consultation period on two new administrative fees for debt collection licensees: a new $50fee for recording a change in the directors / o...
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The following fees, charges and other amounts, set by the Authority under section 179(1) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act S.B.C. 2004 C.2 (the Act) are payable by a “collection agent”, “bailiff” or “debt ...
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{September 19, 2005} VICTORIA, BC – Telemarketers will require licences to operate in British Columbia as of October 1, 2005. The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is reminding businesses that they should apply for licences as...
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{September 13, 2005} VICTORIA – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority will be providing another $1 million in compensation to consumers who lost money in telemarketing scams, bringing the total restitution in the past year to over $3....
