Public Interest Advocacy Centre

We are Canada's Public Interest Advocacy Centre, a non-profit organization that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests.

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

Last month, PIAC commented on OBSI's External Review. We raised concerns regarding limited consumer awareness of OBSI, and called for OBSI’s lack of binding authority to be addressed on an expedited basis.
See here: https://t.co/jd9Bfnv1F4 #ConsumerProtection #wefightforthat

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

NEW: Today, PIAC published its Report – A Review of Restrictive Covenants and Grocery Competition in Canada that calls for transparency and national collaborative action to combat anti-competitive property restrictions. See here: https://t.co/TqWrgzBRq9 #wefightforthat #groceries

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

PIAC has been fighting for better consumer protections for almost 50 years! #ConsumerProtection

Today, on #WorldConsumerRightsDay, we ask for your support in helping us fight for you! https://t.co/LqSCDyQRnA

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

Air passenger protection? We fight for that.

Click here to join the fight: https://t.co/KdPCbV8bx7 #consumerprotection

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

PIAC along with several other consumer groups call for stronger protections against fraud. We ask for Bill C-15 to be amended to require banks to reimburse victims of fraud. https://t.co/yaR3xzdaKj @OptionConso @alexposadzki @globeandmail #consumerprotection #BillC15

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

PIAC is pleased to announce the appointment of two directors to its Board: Shelley Robinson has been elected as Vice-Chair and Rene Kimmett has been elected Secretary. Their experience will be invaluable to the cause. #consumerprotection #wefightforthat https://t.co/dGcl3pa2MT

[CRTC Hearings @CRTCHearings]

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[Competition Bureau Canada @CompBureau]

Attention parents! As the kids say - Don’t be basic. 💁🏾

Teach your kids about deceptive marketing.

Then when they borrow your credit card 💳, you’ll know they’re not buying anything “sus”.

#FPM2025

[Competition Bureau Canada @CompBureau]

🚨 Slow down! 🚨

Fraudsters are getting better at sending fake texts designed to make you act quickly.

Always question texts and calls that demand immediate action. #FPM2025

Tips to avoid being scammed: https://t.co/EfZnKj5h0s

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

This report provides a landscape view of the competition problems across Canada’s food system, from the seeds and fertilizers used by farmers all the way to the final products Canadians bring home to their kitchen table. Listen here for more: https://t.co/iauggDy3JJ #cdnpoli 2/2

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

NEW: PIAC's latest podcast is out! In this episode, PIAC's staff lawyer, Tahira Dawood interviews @KeldonB regarding the Canadian Anti-monopoly Project's latest report: "From Plow to Pantry: Monopoly in the Canadian Food System." #cdnpoli @monopolyproject 1/2

[CCTS-CPRST @CCTS_CPRST]

“Customers need to know that they can contact the CCTS if they cannot resolve the issue with their provider.”

At the @CanadaPIAC annual dinner, @CRTCeng Chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides emphasized that the CCTS is an effective partner with a successful track record of helping Canadians resolve issues with their telecom and TV service providers.

https://t.co/N9jjirxPGf

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

ICYMI, listen to PIAC's latest podcast – The Big Fix.
PIAC's new ED and General Counsel, Geoff White, interviews @denisehearn_ and @VassB about their book, “The Big Fix” which seeks to explain why Canada has a competition problem and how to fix it.
https://t.co/yTjk4XwYNo

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

New: PIAC has moved!
Please note effective 1 November 2024, we have moved to: 314-225 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P9. Our phone number remains: 613-562-4002.
https://t.co/boF501gy8j

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

Canadians pay too much, have limited market choices, little control of their shopping experience and suffer intrusive surveillance mostly due to the inability of Canadian regulators to halt mergers in different areas. Listen here for more: https://t.co/pM6QkOCCxn #cdnpoli 2/2

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

NEW: PIAC's latest podcast is out! Geoff White, PIAC's new Executive Director and General Counsel interviews authors @denisehearn_ and @VassB about their eye-opening new book, "The Big Fix", which reveals the extent of Canada's inability to get competition in Canada right. 1/2

[FAIR Canada @FAIRCanada]

Canadian financial consumers can start enjoying an easier, simpler process when trying to resolve banking disputes. Starting November 1, @Ombudsman_OBSI is handling all banking complaints. To find out how to file a complaint, check out FAIR Canada’s “Getting Your Money Back: An Investor’s Guide to Navigating Canada’s Complaint System”:
https://t.co/LJ4NS7XTQE

#Investors #BankingComplaints #OBSI #FAIRCanada #ProsperCanada #CanAge #CFASocietiesCanada #CanadianAdvocacyCouncil #InvestorProtectionClinic #UniversityofToronto #KenmarAssociates #PIAC #CARP #ConsumersCouncilofCanada

[Jonathan Schachter (he/him) @schchtr]

Honoured to be elected chair of @CanadaPIAC's Board. Since 1976, PIAC has fought tirelessly for consumers - particularly vulnerable consumers - in telecom, financial services, energy, broadcasting, transport, grocery, and privacy. If a NFP could be a hero, this one's mine.

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

This year, we will have the pleasure of hearing an address from Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). @CRTCeng #crtc #cdnpoli 2/2

[Public Interest Advocacy Centre @CanadaPIAC]

NEW: PIAC is thrilled to announce our Annual Dinner 2024, to be held on Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 6 p.m. at the National Arts Centre in the Rossy Pavilion. Registration is now open and details can be found here: https://t.co/jZ2GucHXob 1/2