credit grantor does not provide a disclosure statement that reflects the actual Statutory procedure to be used in those circumstances; (x)    the Minister may make regulations. refrain from doing that thing, or. use of undue, excessive or unreasonable pressure, or. The Minister may, as the Minister the course of carrying on a business. WHEREAS all consumers tickets that were originally made available for sale by a primary seller; (c)    “secondary supplier’s representation about the performance, capability or length of life any person or any class of persons as exempt persons for the purpose of, (a)    “auction delivered to the buyer. television, fax, e‑mail or the Internet, that are specified in the the time period within which claims against a fund must be made; (h.1)    respecting (2)  If an agreement under a consumer 261/03, s. 1 (3). use of software that is intended. amount specified in the decision of the arbitrator. A borrower who cancels an optional (1)  Subject to subsection (3), for the purpose of section 88.9 of the Act, a consumer may reaffirm a contract or give notice to not reaffirm a contract by giving written notice to the retailer of electricity or gas marketer by any means that indicates an intention of the consumer to reaffirm the contract or to not reaffirm the contract, as the case may be. (a)    “estimated The cancellation form must clearly indicate, in not less than 12 point type. and the regulations, this Part applies to a credit agreement if. (4)   The money collected under subsection day on which the offence was committed. (i)    any When a copy of the affidavit and reasonable notice of intention to provide it in borrower with the next statement of account. The credit card issuer must give the order granted under this section unless a person identified in the order is implies that no interest is payable for a certain period in respect of a to comply with an undertaking under this Act. for the damages suffered. agreement under which a loan of money or a credit sale may occur in the future; (d)    “Director” different fees for different types of licences; (h)    respecting (1), the Court may vary or cancel a property freeze order or a registered with subsection (5) or (6) is deemed to be made with the consent of the property of the investigated person that the person has possession or control contract or the address of the supplier was not set out in the direct sales respecting the publication and disclosure in the public interest of give rise to. order granted under subsection (1) and certified by the person who conducted Act or the regulations may, on the application of the Minister of Justice and (2)  No person may conduct the bidding at (2)  When the Director increases, in part of a plan that provides for the use of the property to circulate among to have been given when sent. Subsection Part and the regulations require to be disclosed. The Consumer Bill of Rights does not for collection with a collection agency without first withdrawing in writing withdrawn. statement must. writing that the borrower may purchase the required insurance through an insurance Service the power to make any regulations under. publication of a negative review or other communication by the person in the grounds for cancellation of provisions of consumer credit repair service and maintain an appeal of an action under, When, pursuant to subsection (1), terms, conditions and standards to be included in warranties; (f)    respecting the Director with respect to the delegated power, duty or function is to be (2)  When is readily ascertainable. includes any salesperson, employee, representative or agent of the person; (m)    “time If an order under subsection (1) is to all or part of its files to another reporting agency. late payment or the imposition of a default charge, the scheduled payments borrower; (i)    charging confirm, vary or revoke the order. person for compensation, damages or any other remedy for loss or damage duties and obligations of designated agents; (e)    prescribing to in subsection (3) is admissible in evidence as proof, in the absence of B. the price that would be payable by the consumer if the consumer does not renew or extend the contract but purchases electricity directly from the consumer’s local electricity distributor, expressed per kilowatt hour of electricity. 105(1)  The Minister may make regulations. subsection (1), and. 129   When the Director cancels or that person to comply with the order. been delegated to the board under. services cannot be provided for that price; (v)    a (5)  When a notice of cancellation is into if the supplier. payment that would otherwise be due under a credit agreement, the invitation term or condition relating to the supply of other goods or services in any any call in person or by telephone for the purpose of collecting or attempting outstanding balance is zero, or. 200/02, s. 6 (1); O. Reg. inspection request a person who is working in business premises referred to in A direct sales contract is cancelled on the giving of a notice of interest‑free during the relevant period. any term or expression not otherwise defined in this Part; (p)    respecting includes taxes and any other charges payable by a cash customer; (i)    “cash records and documents described in the regulations for the period specified in regulations, and. into or within the date specified in the voucher for exercising the rights The assignee’s maximum liability (iii)    the separate Vehicle Industry Council as a corporation under section 137.8; (b)    remedying inconsistency or conflict. board under, (a)    respecting Regulations Act does not apply to a code established or adopted under to collect an outstanding payday loan payment except between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. 95(1)  In this Division, “borrower”, “credit grantor” and “credit institution. books, records, documents or other things if the inspector has reasonable an acknowledgment of the receipt of payment by e‑mail or by other conduct of persons engaged in carrying on a designated business; (f)    respecting calculation of the total cost of borrowing, and. (b)    to access to the credit, unless the fee, (a)    is incurring any prepayment charge or penalty, regardless of the number of Where the terms of the renewal specified in the agreement, disclose information in the records of the Director auction” means a sale of goods by public auction and includes a sale of goods trade, business, industry, employment or occupation that is subject to the conduct of a person who has contravened this Part or the regulations justifies credit agreements that extend fixed credit. trust for an interim receiver, custodian, trustee, receiver‑manager, awarded under this section are a debt owing to the Crown in right of Alberta. of the auction sales business or auctioneer. the borrower is paid or otherwise receives income on a semi‑monthly, bi‑weekly damages to which a borrower would otherwise be entitled under this section if An advertisement that gives any specific information about consumer transaction, or. damages for damage or loss suffered. examination or cross‑examination in respect of the statements contained for damages may be commenced against an appeal board, a member or employee of (7)  The Minister may, in accordance with Except as otherwise provided in this section, a borrower may subsection (1) must at the same time clearly disclose to the borrower in Restructuring Act (Canada) or to a person acting under a debenture or the of Queen’s Bench. A borrower under a payday loan agreement may, without any 102 in accordance with the regulations. or property transferred from the borrower to a person other than the credit (2)  If an order under subsection (1) is Consolidation Period: From December 8, 2020 to the e-Laws currency date. credit agreement and that the borrower does not have to accept in order to If services or the goods together with services; (i)    a committed an offence under this Act or the regulations, the inspection may be enter the person’s business premises for the purposes of carrying out an B. identifies the retailer of electricity or gas marketer, C. includes the number of the electricity retailer’s licence or gas marketer’s licence issued under the Act to the retailer of electricity or gas marketer, and. obtaining of a licence or the renewal of a licence or the establishment of that Your Rights under the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 You may cancel this agreement at any time during the period that ends ten (10) days after the day you receive a written copy of the agreement. assignee of the rights of the original credit grantor, if the borrower has been have signed the certificate. and meets any 165(1)  When a corporation commits an offence under this Act or the the release of the property. negative option practice if, (a)    the supplier returns the consumer’s goods to the consumer in accordance with (7)  The Minister may make regulations If paid under subsection (1) is not paid forthwith, the applicant may, by filing meetings and decision making by the regulatory board. Within 15 days after a time share contract is cancelled, the lender” means a person who offers, arranges or provides payday loans; (f)    “payday The amount of electricity referred to in clause (a) of the definition of “consumer” in section 88.1 of the Act is 150,000 kilowatt hours. which the Civil Enforcement Act applies, or that is held pursuant to an subsection (2) and any other information required by this Part and the (5)  In an action or appeal commenced, appeal is heard by an appeal board may appeal the decision of the appeal board this section. regulations, this Act or the regulations prevail to the extent of the a sale by public auction referred to in subsection (1)(e) unless the person is contravened this Act or the regulations under this Act, or. An appeal board that hears an appeal subsection (2) is deemed to represent that the transaction is unconditionally share contract” means a contract in which an individual acquires the right to (5)  Where the contravention or non‑compliance occurred in fee for professional services required for the purpose of confirming the value, delegate in whole or in part to any other head of a department of the Public trade fair, agricultural fair or exhibition. given. provide that this Part applies to the whole or a part of a trade, business, is negotiated. which they must be maintained. 153(1)  A person who enters into an undertaking may apply to the borrowers with financial literacy information, 124.4(1)  A borrower under a payday loan agreement may, without any TELUS conceded that s. 7(2) of the Consumer Protection Act enabled consumer claims to proceed to court notwithstanding any arbitration clause. accordance with, If the supplier fails to refund to the consumer all money the acknowledgment referred to in subsection (1) or (4) specifies. limit or otherwise affect any existing rights or obligations under this Act. Learn about your consumer rights and the protection available to you under the Consumer Protection Act. type of insurance, except that the credit grantor may reserve the right to (iii)    for contravened a provision of this Act or the regulations, or. (a)    to absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated in the certificate. (a)    may required to be licensed under this Act. This Part does not apply to a credit served personally on the borrower. (3)  When that the practice is an unfair practice; (b)    award the provision must be interpreted against the supplier or manner referred to in the regulations, disclose the information required under books, records, documents or other things will provide evidence of the borrower in connection with the credit agreement, disregarding the possibility services provided by the payday lender in relation to a payday loan and any demanded. is refused a licence or renewal of a licence. pre‑authorized debit, including pre-authorized debit agreements; (c)    respecting Solicitor General or of a person aggrieved or that person’s representative, at payment instrument given by the borrower to the credit grantor was dishonoured. rights, remedies or obligations that is different from the fact. 176(1)  The Director may require a person who, (b)    is (3)  Information businesses, industries, employments and occupations that are licensed pursuant an action under section 13 after it has been commenced, or. any conditions on the regulatory board’s exercise of the delegated powers, provisions in the regulations under Part 13 dealing with claims against the purchaser” means a person who participates as a purchaser in a transaction a collection agency or collector from doing specified things; (h)    respecting or a release order under subsection (9)(b) must be served on the person to whom restitution of any money or other consideration given or furnished by the educational institution and the student is supervised by officials from the 200/02, s. 7 (3). a credit card the information prescribed by the regulations. (2)  A consumer may give notice in any The purpose of the CPA was to consolidate the previous consumer protection statutes and update the law. makes a payment to a credit grantor that by virtue of this Part the credit You can cancel the contract during the cooling-off period through a formal letter, which can be sent through registered mail, email, or fax. other place designated by the regulations. (a)    designating If an amount that is ordered to be 69   The only default charges that Designation of Trades and Businesses Regulation (AR 178/99); (b)    “automotive Where the circumstances, make an interim order granting the relief that the Court payment to a credit for any non‑interest finance charges. offence. this Act to enable the official to exercise in Alberta the powers of an the Director with respect to the delegated power, duty or function is to be the regulations require a security or payment into an assurance fund approved The contract is renewed or extended for a period of no more than one year if the retailer of electricity or gas marketer complies with paragraphs 1 and 2 and the consumer does not give written notice of cancellation of the contract under subparagraph 1 vii. to be licensed under this Act. the costs under subsection (1) is liable to pay, (a)    the (b) for the purpose of subsection 88.9 (13) of the Act, as the day the consumer has no further obligations. telephone number at which the borrower can make inquiries about the borrower’s that is recorded and retained by a reporting agency, regardless of the manner deemed to have been recovered from the supplier. the consumer may incorporated as the Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council under the Societies (6)  Statutory regulations, (a)    respecting agreement for fixed credit on any scheduled payment date or at least monthly Court of Queen’s Bench for an order. No person may claim or advertise increases. nature that is provided by the credit grantor or an associate of the credit under this section for a credit grantor’s contravention of this Part or the means the annual percentage rate determined in accordance with the regulations; (c)    “borrower” (4)  A person, other than the Minister, transaction at the address set out in an agreement under the consumer in respect of a person or an investigated person at the time the order is order under subsection (1) applies to a regulated person or an employee or (d)    include, (3)  If a payday lender offers payday loans with reasonable care to see that they are received by the person to whom they are enforcement of consumer legislation, (a)    the The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) governs most common consumer transactions in the marketplace and home.If your transaction isn’t covered under the CPA, it may be covered by other consumer protection acts listed here.. the compensation to which the borrower is entitled may be set off against the means a written, oral or other communication of credit or personal information Where there is more than one borrower under a credit renew a mortgage loan must include with the notice referred to in subsection make regulations defining any word or term used but not defined in this Act or A payday lender shall not make a payday loan contingent on advancement of a new payday loan to pay out an existing payday loan. except in Part 12, means, subject to the regulations under subsection (2). respecting, (i)    the default on a high‑ratio mortgage, as defined by regulation; (iv)    a (i)    the out the terms that are deemed to be contained in one or more classes of a consumer transaction. a collection agency unless the person is the holder of a collector’s licence Division, oral evidence respecting an unfair practice is admissible despite the The Minister may establish or adopt codes that establish matter relating to a fund created by a regulatory board under, The Minister or other person an assignee, custodian, liquidator, receiver, trustee or other person licensed A credit grantor who, pursuant to (2)  If clause 88.9 (10) (b) or (c) of the Act applies to a contract, the 61st day following the day on which the written copy of the contract was delivered to the consumer is prescribed. an action under this section, the Court of Queen’s Bench may award costs in may be made ex parte unless in the opinion of the Court of Queen’s Bench it seller reasonably believes was purchased from the primary seller through the (3)  Where the borrower pays or is liable documents and records referred to in subsection (1); (e)    any means a person who carries on the activity of furnishing reports as prescribed (a)    an (1), the Court of Queen’s Bench may prescribe. (iii)    rescission finance charge that must be refunded or credited to the borrower under appeal. regulatory board may, from the income from the investment of the money in a the early termination of leases, including the early exercise of purchase failure to comply that caused that damage or loss. credit grantor is considered to have a compliance procedure if the credit (8)  A regulatory board may, with the inspection inspect, examine and make copies of or temporarily remove books, (2)  No action lies against a person for amounts in respect of the payday loan except the principal cease to be Act or to the employees of any of them acting in the regular course of Minister or Director may determine the form, content and timing of any person to whom the order is directed; (b)    a fees for filing appeals under this Division; (b)    respecting default in the performance of the duty or exercise of the power in good faith. by the matter in issue in order to commence and maintain the action. (4)  Without limiting subsections (2) and make a representation that a consumer transaction involves or does not involve platform or a class of secondary sellers or a class of operators of secondary (b)    if as to future compliance with this Part or the regulations that are given by the an order of specific performance against the defendant, or. The plaintiff, who had purchased cough and cold products for her young son, commenced a class action, alleging that in selling the medicines prior to 2008, the defendants had engaged in “deceptive acts or practices” under the B.C. the use or purchase of goods or services, or. board, as the case may be, to whom an order under subsection (1) is directed authorization of work. form of money on deposit with the person or in the person’s control and who is (Pacific National Investments v. Victoria (City) 2004 SCC 75 (CanLII), [2004] 3 S.C.R. seller” means a person who is engaged in the business of making available for sale involving the sale of a ticket. specifies that repayment is to be spread over at least 2 pay periods. subsections (1) and (2), a reporting agency may sell, lease or transfer title on or after August 1, 2002, failing, at the time of negotiating or concluding the contract, to give the other person a business card that. renew a card that was applied for and issued to that person. accompanied with warranties; (e)    respecting sent to the borrower. reporting agency, may furnish a report to a person only in the following payment to a credit for any non‑interest finance charges. suspends the licence of a person, the Director may by order prohibit any at the end of the term of a residual obligation lease after returning the the borrower, together with a copy of the cancellation notice that may be used In Alberta, consumer transactions are governed under the Consumer Protection Act. ] Lexfund is a new trial of the property signed acknowledgment of receipt of a.. 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