Infobox Government agencyagency name FinancialConsumerAgency of Canada nativename Agence de la consommation en mati re financi re du Canada logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 2001 jurisdiction Government of Canada headquarters Ottawa , Ontario employees 54 budget 10.7M ... acfc.gc.ca The FinancialConsumerAgency of Canada FCAC is an independent government agency of the Government of Canada . FCAC provides consumer information and oversees financial institutions to ensure that they comply with federal consumer protection measures. Created in 2001, the Agency investigates cases of non compliance with Canadian consumer protection legislation. It also provides financial ... For Consumers ref Consumer information is also provided on mortgages and bank accounts. The Agency ... Money Tools http www.themoneybelt.ca home accueil eng.asp The Money Belt DEFAULTSORT FinancialConsumerAgency Of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies fr Agence de la consommation ... accounts types, and mortgages available to Canadians. As well, financial education information is provided for teachers and students. History The Agency was created by the Government of Canada in 2001 to protect and inform consumers about financial services. FCAC is headed by a Commissioner , appointed ... and enforcement Under its compliance and enforcement mandate, the Agency investigates cases of non compliance with consumer protection measures as set out in Canadian legislation. FCAC identifies potential cases using consumer complaints handled through its toll free contact line 1 866 416 3222 , as well as through the inquiries and investigations of its officers. The Agency s commissioner can impose a variety of penalties on institutions found to be in violation of consumer measures, including ... of Canada Parliament annually with an assessment of federally regulated institutions compliance with legislation. Consumer education Under its consumer education mandate, FCAC publishes a number ... more details
The ConsumerFinancial Education Body CFEB was the former name for The Money Advice Service , an independent body that promotes personal financial literacy in the United Kingdom . ref http www.cfebuk.org.uk ConsumerFinancial Education Body ref CFEB was established by the Financial Services Authority as required by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended by the Financial Services Act 2010 , and came into existence on April 26, 2010. The body has a mandate from Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament , with all party support, to develop consumerfinancial education in the UK and is responsible for enhancing the public s understanding and knowledge of financial matters and their ability to mange their own financial affairs. Tony Hobman was named CEO of the new organisation, taking over on May 17. Chris Pond , Director of Financial Capability at the FSA was named a senior advisor to both CFEB and the FSA. 134 FSA staff in the FSA s financial capability division were transferred to CFEB, located in offices at Canary Wharf , London in its first year. On April 4, 2011, CFEB was rebranded as the Money Advice Service. External links Reflist Category Personal finance education ... more details
Swedish ConsumerAgency Konsumentverket is a Sweden Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. Its Director General is also designated Consumer Ombudsman Konsumentombudsmannen, KO . The agency, with a staff of around 120 located in Karlstad , provides the Swedish general public with consumer affairs assistance, acting in the collective interest of consumer s. It is active in the fields of advertising and contract terms, consumer information and product safety. The task of resolving individual consumer disputes, however, is handled by the Swedish National Board for Consumer Complaints . See also Government agencies in Sweden . External links http www.konsumentverket.se otherlanguages English Swedish ConsumerAgency Official English site http www.konsumentverket.se otherlanguages Information in other languages , including Arabic, Albanian, Bosnian, Finnish, French, German, Persian, Polish, South kurdish and Spanish. Ombudsman Sweden Category Consumer organizations Category Economy of Sweden Category Government of Sweden Category Government agencies of Sweden ConsumerAgency Category Ombudsman posts Category Swedish law Category Swedish society Sweden gov stub Government stub no Konsumentverket fi Kuluttajavirasto sv Konsumentverket Sverige ... more details
File NCA bilingual logo.jpg thumb 200px The National ConsumerAgency NCA is a statutory body that defends consumer interests in Republic of Ireland Ireland . Background The NCA s origins can be traced to the setting up of the Consumer Strategy Group CSG in March 2004 ref http www.forfas.ie publications .... Among the report s key recommendations was the establishment of a new agency to champion consumer ... of Ireland . As part of this change, the Financial Regulator s consumer information and education role was reassigned to the National ConsumerAgency. ref http www.finance.gov.ie viewdoc.asp?DocID 5839 ... September 2008 the National ConsumerAgency launched a guide and a dedicated website ref http ... ConsumerAgency http www.entemp.ie press 2007 20070501.htm Article two about establishment of National ConsumerAgency http www.entemp.ie publications commerce 2007 consumerprotectionact2007.pdf Consumer Protection Act 2007 External links http www.nca.ie NCA.ie the NCA s website for consumers ... on May 1, 2007 ref http www.citizensinformation.ie categories consumer affairs consumer protection consumer rights consumer protection act 2007 Consumer Protection Act 2007 Information from CitizensInformation.ie ... of the Irish Association of Investment Managers. She also chaired the Consumer Strategy Group. The Irish ... are caught breaking consumer law, preventing car dealers clocking second hand cars altering vehicles odometers , and intervention in high profile consumer disputes including ones with NTL Ireland , Aer .... The agency has also carried out a series of price comparison surveys between leading supermarket ... Ireland. On 2 September 2008 the agency published draft guidelines for the retail sector about ... centre called http www.nca.ie nca shopsmart Shop Smart . It tests young consumers knowledge of their consumer rights and consumer issues in Ireland . The game is aimed at Irish Junior Certificate ... consumer nca.htm Irish Government s Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation http www.finfacts.com ... more details
The Office of Consumer Affairs is a Canadian government agency of Industry Canada which is responsible for consumer protection and Promotion marketing promotion . The OCA is mandated to these responsibilities by building trust in the marketplace so that consumers can both protect themselves and be able to confidently and knowledgeably drive demand for innovative products and services at competitive prices . ref http www.ic.gc.ca epic site oca bc.nsf en ca00038e.html About the Office of Consumer Affairs ref References Reflist External links http www.ic.gc.ca epic site oca bc.nsf en h ca00000e.html Office of Consumer Affairs website http consumerinformation.ca Canadian Consumer Information Gateway Category Industry CanadaCanada gov stub ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Financial Services Agency nativename r logo Fsa jp logo.gif logo width 130 logo caption seal seal width seal caption picture Kasumigaeki common gate.jpg picture width picture caption formed July 2000 preceding1 dissolved superseding jurisdiction Japan headquarters flagicon Japan Tokyo , Japan employees budget minister1 name Shozaburo Jimi minister1 pfo Minister of State for Financial Services minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Katsunori Mikuniya chief1 position Commissioner chief2 name chief2 position parent agency child1 agency keydocument1 keydocument2 website http www.fsa.go.jp footnotes The nihongo Financial Services Agency Kin y ch is a Government of Japan Japanese government organization responsible for overseeing bank ing, securities and exchange, and insurance in order to ensure the stability of the financial system of Japan . The agency operates with a commissioner and reports to the Minister of Finance Japan Minister of Finance . It oversees the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board . ref http www.fsa.go.jp en about about01 menu.html Organizational chart of FSA ref Its main office is located in Tokyo . See also Securities Commission References reflist External links official http www.fsa.go.jp en index.html official http www.fsa.go.jp ja icon Ministries of Japan Japan gov stub Category Cabinet Office Japan Category Financial regulatory authorities Japan Category Government ministries of Japan ko he ja ru ... more details
See also Insolvency law of Canada wikify date January 2012 Consumer bankruptcy in Canada is governed by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act BIA . ref Cite web title Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act R.S.C., 1985, c. B 3 url http laws lois.justice.gc.ca eng acts B 3 index.html accessdate September 5, 2011 ref The legislation is complemented by regulations, as well as directives from the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy that provide guidelines to trustees in bankruptcy on various aspects of the BIA. Consumer bankrupt For the purposes of the BIA, it is important to be able to distinguish between legal definition of insolvent person and one of bankrupt . Generally, an insolvent person is one who cannot pay his debts and may subsequently become bankrupt, either by assigning ... in Canada, whose liabilities to creditors provable as claims under this Act amount to 1,000 ... s principal residence, are not more than 250,000, an insolvent debtor may file a consumer ... ref If the http www.personalbankruptcycanada.ca consumer proposals consumer proposal is not accepted by the creditors or the consumer proposal is not a viable option, an insolvent person may either ... s financial situation generally do all such acts and things in relation to his property ... is still experiencing financial difficulties, to the extent that he will be unable to pay the debt ... a legislative mechanism that would provide a fair and peaceful resolution of financial conflict ... public interest in protecting financial security of creditors on one hand and public interest ..., but also to rehabilitate such a debtor by counseling the bankrupt on managing his financial affairs ... of the financial affairs of the bankrupt by a mediator, a trustee in bankruptcy, who is given broad powers to facilitate settlement of the claims by way of consumer proposal, to require ... Canada Category Insolvency law of Canada ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name U.S. ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau nativename CFPB seal ... http www.consumerfinance.gov consumerfinance.gov footnotes The United States ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau CFPB is the List of United States federal agencies federal agency that holds primary responsibility for regulating consumer protection in the United States . The bureau began operation ... consumer agency.html title Former Ohio Attorney General Picked to Lead ConsumerAgency accessdate ... loan mortgages , credit card s, and other consumerfinancial product s and services. ref Cite web url http www.mybanktracker.com bank news 2011 02 07 consumerfinancial protection bureau website launched open suggestions title ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau Website Launched and Open ... s own webpage, The central mission of the ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau CFPB is to make markets for consumerfinancial products and services work for Americans whether they are applying for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumerfinancial products ... 2011 02 10 publisher United States ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau ref The jurisdiction of the bureau ... timestopics organizations c consumerfinancial protection bureau index.html?inline nyt org Bureau of Consumer ... cite web url http blogs.reuters.com financial regulatory forum 2010 09 14 factbox new us consumerfinancial bureau has wide powers title FACTBOX New US consumerfinancial bureau has wide powers ... title GOP stalls confirmation of consumeragency nominee date September 07, 2011 author Puzzanghera ... to lead consumer agency.html title Former Ohio Attorney General Picked to Lead ConsumerAgency ... cordray as consumeragency chief title Defying Republicans, Obama to Name Cordray as Consumer ... Special Advisor for the ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau border black class wikitable style ... in the United States es Oficina de Protecci n Financiera del Consumidor no ConsumerFinancial ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCRA was a Ministry government department department of the government of Canada and existed from November 1, 1999 until December 12, 2003. It was created from the merging of the Department of National Revenue with Canada Customs . The CCRA was subsequently split into Canada Border Services AgencyCanada Revenue Agency DEFAULTSORT Canada Customs And Revenue Agency Category 1999 establishments in Canada Category 2009 disestablishments Category Customs services Canada gov stub ... more details
Infobox government agencyagency name California State and Consumer Services Agency logo logo width formed jurisdiction government of California employees 15,951 2011 budget US 33.1 billion 2011 chief1 name Anna Caballero chief1 position Secretary child1 agency Organization website URL www.scsa.ca.gov footnotes The California State and Consumer Services Agency SCSA is a state Cabinet government cabinet level agency of the California executive branch executive branch of the U.S. state of California . ref name orgchart http www.cold.ca.gov Ca State Gov Orgchart.pdf California State Government. The Executive Branch. September 4, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2008. ref The current secretary of the SCSA is former Assembly Member Anna Caballero . Caballero, appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Jerry Brown , replaced Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointee Bill Leonard. Prior to Leonard, the position was held by Fred Aguiar who replaced former Treasurer of the United States U.S. Treasurer ... state museums. ref State of California, State and Consumer Services Agency. http www.scsa.ca.gov Welcome ... External links http www.scsa.ca.gov State and Consumer Services Agency official site Category State agencies of California State and Consumer Services Agency California poli stub California State Agencies ... under SCSA are responsible for civil rights enforcement, consumer protection and the licensing ... and Consumer Services. Retrieved November 1, 2008. ref The Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency serves as the Chair of the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board . ref ... departments, boards, commissions and museums ref State of California, State and Consumer Services Agency. http www.scsa.ca.gov aboutUs default.asp About us. Retrieved November 1, 2008. ref California ... California State Teachers Retirement System CalSTRS California Department of Consumer Affairs Department of Consumer Affairs DCA Department of Fair Employment and Housing DFEH California Department ... more details
File Head offices of the Canada Life Assurance Co., Toronto.JPG thumb The first offices of the Canada Life Assurance Company in Toronto in 1888 File 1Canada Life Building.jpg thumb The Canada Life Building in Toronto in 2005 Canada Life Financial Corporation is a Canada Canadian company that offers life, health, and disability insurance for groups and individuals. Founded in 1847, it was acquired by The Great West Life Assurance Company in 2003, after rejecting a hostile takeover bid by rival Manulife . Hugh Cossart Baker, Sr. established the first life insurance company in Canada 21 August 1847 the Canada Life Assurance Company. ref name HAMBIO1 cite book title Dictionary of Hamilton Biography Vol I, 1791 1875 first Thomas Melville last Bailey publisher W.L. Griffin Ltd year 1981 ref ref name headlake cite web title Chronolgy of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton Ontario url http epe.lac bac.gc.ca 100 200 301 ic can digital collections cultural landmarks twps.html accessdate 2007 02 05 ref The firm was incorporated in 1849. The first head office was in Hamilton, Ontario on the top ... page 6 year 2003 isbn 1 55028 804 0 ref Canada Life is based in Toronto , Ontario at the historic Canada Life Building on University Avenue. It also commissioned the Canada Life Building, Montreal Canada Life Building in Montreal . Besides Canada , Canada Life has offices in United Kingdom Isle of Man ... Canada Life http www.canadalife.ie Canada Life Ireland http www.canadalife.co.uk Canada Life UK http www.canadalife.de Canada Life Germany http www.canadalifeus.com Canada Life United States http www.canadalifere.com 004 index.htm Canada Life Reinsurance http www.canadalifefinancial.com 005 English index.htm Canada Life Financial Corporation Power Corp Category Insurance companies of Canada Category Power Corporation of Canada Category Companies based in Toronto Category History of Hamilton, Ontario Category Companies established in 1847 Category Companies disestablished in 2003 de Canada Life ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency nativename nativename a nativename r logo Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency logo.png logo width 250px logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 1987 jurisdiction Government of Canada headquarters Moncton , New Brunswick employees budget minister1 name Bernard Valcourt minister1 pfo Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway chief1 name Paul J. LeBlanc chief1 position President website http www.acoa apeca.gc.ca Eng Pages Home.aspx www.acoa apeca.gc.ca footnotes mergefrom Atlantic Innovation Fund discuss Talk Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Merger proposal date April 2010 The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for helping to build economic capacity in the Atlantic Provinces by working with the people of the region in their communities, through their institutions and with their local and provincial governments and businesses to create jobs and enhance earned incomes ... Canada Opportunities Agency is the Honourable Bernard Valcourt , P.C., M.P. He was appointed ... Innovation Fund Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Western Economic Diversification Canada FedNor Federal Economic Development Initiative ... apeca.gc.ca Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Official Website http laws.justice.gc.ca en A 13.7 text.html Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act text http www.tbs sct.gc.ca rpp 2011 2012 inst aco aco01 eng.asp Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agenc Report http www.acoa apeca.gc.ca Eng AudioVideo Pages FAQ.aspx ACOA FAQ Government Departments of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies Category Investment agencies Category Atlantic Canada fr Agence de promotion conomique du Canada atlantique Canada gov stub ... more details
The Northern Pipeline AgencyCanada is a Canadian Canadian government government government agencyagency currently under the purview of Natural Resources Canada , and under the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade until 2004. The Agency was created in April 1978 with the proclamation of the Northern Pipeline Act to oversee the planning and construction of the Canadian section of the Alaska Gas Pipeline Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline Project by the Foothills Group of Companies , now owned by TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. TCPL . Its mandate is stated as follows The Agency s mandate is twofold. First, it carries out Government of Canada responsibilities in relation to the pipeline and facilitates the efficient and expeditious planning and construction of the pipeline, taking into account local and regional interests, in particular those of native people. Secondly, it maximizes the social ... eng.asp title Northern Pipeline AgencyCanada publisher Info Source accessdate 2010 03 19 ref ref cite web title Northern Pipeline Agency url http www.tbs sct.gc.ca dpr rmr 2008 2009 inst npa npa01 eng.asp publisher Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat accessdate 2010 03 19 ref References Reflist Category 1978 in Canada Category Natural Resources CanadaCanada gov stub ... of Canada departments and agencies related to the pipeline project are delegated to the NPA. This is not the case ... and the NPA. The Agency oversaw the construction of the Prebuild from Caroline, Alberta to San ... and a prolonged period of inactivity. The Agency currently has a relatively small office, including the head Commissioner, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Serge P. Dupont, who reports to Parliament of Canada Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources , the Honourable Christian Paradis. The Agency Office develops and consults on major policy issues between the United States , the Canadian provinces provinces , and the Government of Canada structure of the Canadian federal ... more details
The Public Health Agency of Canada French language French Agence de la sant publique du Canada is an Government agencyagency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health , emergency ... Agency is the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada. The current Chief is Dr. David Butler Jones . As the Deputy Minister responsible for the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Chief Public Health Officer reports to the Minister of Health Canada Minister of Health . As the Federal Government s lead ... assisted edit External links http www.phac aspc.gc.ca Public Health Agency of Canada Official Website ... 39&Ses 1 Bill C 5 Public Health Agency of Canada Act Government Departments of Canada DEFAULTSORT Public Health Agency Of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies Category Government ...Infobox Government agencyagency name Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Public Health Agency of Canada.JPG logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 2004 preceding1 Health Canada s Population and Public Health Branch preceding2 dissolved superseding Provincial and Health units jurisdiction Canada headquarters Ottawa , Ontario employees 1,800 budget 477.2 million ... Budget ref minister1 name Leona Aglukkaq minister1 pfo Minister of Health Canada Minister of Health ... Prepardness parent agency child1 agency National Microbiology Laboratory , Centre for Infectious ... Disease Prevention Branch HPCDP child2 agency Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control ... December 15, 2006 and it is member of the Federal Health Portfolio along with Health Canada ... and the Government of Canada on issues concerning the health of Canadians. Its headquarters are located ... , the location of Canada s only Biosafety level Biosafety level 4 Level 4 microbiology lab for human health. At the time of its creation in 2004, most of the agency s staff were located in the former ... of Health Canada s Population and Public Health Branch. Responsibilities Disease Control and Detection ... more details
Infobox Canadian government departments department Canada Revenue Agency current minister Gail Shea ref ... Building The Connaught Building , home of the Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency CRA formerly Revenue Canada and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency is a federal agency that administers tax law s for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international ... . The Canada Revenue Agency was previously known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCRA until ... s customs and revenue responsibilities into separate organizations. Since then, Canada Border Services Agency is part of the Public Safety Canada portfolio to handle customs responsibilities. The CCRA ... referred to as Revenue Canada under the Federal Identity Program of the Treasury Board of Canada . To this day, most Canadians have continued to refer to the agency as Revenue Canada through ... Agency administers most individual income taxes in Canada except those for residents of Quebec . The taxation ... Tax publisher Canada Revenue Agency accessdate 2009 06 05 date 2009 03 20 ref Personal and trust taxes The Canada Revenue Agency administers all personal and trust tax returns in Canada. Goods and Services Tax GST The Canada Revenue Agency collects the Goods and Services Tax Canada Goods and Services ... that believe the Canada Revenue Agency has not assessed the correct amount of tax can dispute ... Her Majesty the Queen The Respondent . The role of the Canada Revenue Agency in tax court is that of a witness ... CRA criminal investigators given badges ref Criticism The Canada Revenue Agency is inconsistent ... Leroux who alleges he lost 4.5 million in assets due to a Canada Revenue Agency mistake. ref cite ... Business References reflist External links http www.cra arc.gc.ca Canada Revenue Agency http www.cfib ... in 2003 Category Revenue services Category Canadian taxation government bodies de Canada Revenue Agency ... the tax system. It also oversees the registration of Canadian Charity Law charities in Canada , and tax ... more details
POV date January 2012 Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname Canada Border Services Agency br Agence ... 12, 2003 preceding1 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency preceding2 Citizenship and Immigration Canada enforcement branch preceding3 Canada Food Inspection Agency port of entry examination employees 12,000 ... 1.4 Canada Border Services Agency Act constitution1 Order in Council P.C. 2003 2064 police local overviewtype ... award1 award2 website http www.cbsa asfc.gc.ca CBSA Homepage footnotes The Canada Border Services Agency CBSA lang fr Agence des services frontaliers du Canada ASFC is a federal law enforcement agency .... The Agency was created on December 12, 2003 the same day Paul Martin became Prime Minister of Canada ... Canada CIC and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA . The Agency s creation was formalized by the Canada Border Services Agency Act , ref http laws.justice.gc.ca en c 1.4 ref which received Royal ... in Canada was handled by three legacy agencies Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Citizenship and Immigration Canada Canadian Food Inspection Agency The CBSA was created in an attempt to address ... Bill C 26 Canada Border Services Agency Act url http www2.parl.gc.ca Sites LOP LegislativeSummaries ... the prior coupling of Canada Customs with the Canada Revenue Agency lent itself to a focus on tax ... programs and initiatives Intelligence The Canada Border Services Agency maintains a robust and comprehensive ... were traced back to Canada where the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency worked jointly ... Canada to be registered with the Agency. This assists officials at seaports and airports in their inspections ... CANPASS Notes reflist 35em External links http www.cbsa asfc.gc.ca Canada Border Services Agency ... Border guards Category Public Safety Canada Border Services Agency Category Border guards Canada ... authorities Category Federal law enforcement agencies of Canada Border Services Agency Category Borders of Canada Category Uniformed services of Canada Border Services Agency de Canada Border Services ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 The CanadaConsumer Product Safety Act was a Canadian act that passed into law by the Government of Canada on December 14, 2010. This law replaced Part I of the Hazardous Products Act. ref http www.cbc.ca politics story 2010 12 14 con consumer safety act.html Consumer safety bill passes Parliament ref It was originally introduced in the 2nd session of the 39th Parliament of Canada as Bill C 52 . It died in committee when the 2008 Canadian federal election was called, but was reintroduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament of Canada as Bill C 6 and was passed by both houses of Parliament but did not receive royal assent before Parliament was prorogation in Canada ... continue consumer products to be regulated under the proposed CanadaConsumer Product Safety Act. These bills are a result of increased consumer concern over consumer products, such as children s toys, which have been the subject of recalls over the past few years. Canada s Hazardous Products Act has not been updated in over 40 years. Canada s regulatory system has not kept pace with the global economy ... prohibitions interdictions eng.pdf Consumer Product Prohibitions and Regulations under the Proposed CanadaConsumer Product Safety Act http www.healthycanadians.gc.ca pr rp action plan e.html Consumer ... CanadaConsumer Product Safety Act Category Canadian federal legislation ... doesn t have the power to force recall of faulty or counterfeit products in Canada. Support for improving Consumer Product Safety Health Canada consulted widely with industry and consumer groups over a period of several years before bringing forward the Consumer Product Safety Action Plan . ref http www.healthycanadians.ca pr rp dpaper papier e.html Consumer Product Safety Action Plan ref Health Canada regularly issues warnings, advisories and information updates to advise consumers of products ..., the Minister of Health has no power to compel recall of these products. For example, Health Canada ... more details
The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit is a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services . Jurisdiction The subcommittee oversees all financial regulators, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve , all matters pertaining to consumer credit including the Consumer Credit Protection Act and access to financial services, as well as the safety and soundness of the banking system. Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Shelley Moore Capito , West Virginia, Chairwoman Jim Renacci , Ohio, Vice Chair Edward Royce , California Donald Manzullo , Illinois Walter B. Jones , North Carolina Jeb Hensarling , Texas Patrick McHenry , North Carolina Thad McCotter , Michigan Kevin McCarthy California Kevin McCarthy , California Steve Pearce politician Steve Pearce , New Mexico Lynn Westmoreland , Georgia Blaine Luetkemeyer , Missouri Bill Huizenga , Michigan Sean Duffy , Wisconsin Quico Canseco , Texas Michael Grimm politician Michael Grimm , New York Stephen Fincher , Tennessee party shading Democratic valign top Carolyn Maloney , New York, Ranking Member Luis Gutierrez , Illinois Mel Watt , North Carolina Gary Ackerman , New York Rub n Hinojosa , Texas Carolyn McCarthy , New York Joe Baca , California Brad Miller congressman Brad Miller , North Carolina David Scott Georgia politician David Scott , Georgia Nydia Vel zquez , New York Gregory Meeks , New York Stephen Lynch politician Stephen Lynch , Massachusetts John C. Carney, Jr. , Delaware United States Financial Services Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives US Congress stub ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada nativename Centre d analyse des op rations et d clarations financi res du Canada nativename a nativename ... Director chief2 name chief2 position parent agency Department of Finance Canada child1 agency child2 agency website http www.fintrac canafe.gc.ca www.fintrac canafe.gc.ca footnotes Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada FINTRAC gathers, analyzes, assesses, and discloses financial intelligence information gathering intelligence . Originally created in July 2000 to counter ... Category Public Safety Canada Category 2001 establishments in Canada Category Financial regulation in Canada Category Financial crimes Category Tax evasion Category Financial regulatory authorities ... Canada Act of Parliament Bill C 24 preceding1 preceding2 dissolved superseding jurisdiction headquarters Ottawa, Ontario , Canada employees 329 budget 51.5 million minister1 name James Flaherty minister1 ... of Canada . ref cite web url http www.fintrac.gc.ca fintrac canafe 1 e.asp title FINTRAC Who We ... 5 billion in suspected money laundering and terrorist financing. Suspicious transactions are financial ... laundering offence. Since June 12, 2002, suspicious transactions also include financial transactions ... financing offence. Suspicious transactions must be reported by financial entities banks and financial ... agencies that take deposits such as Canada Post , accountants or accounting firms, real estate agents ... also Anti money laundering FinCEN Financial transaction tax Suspicious activity report Tax avoidance and tax evasion Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence United States External links http www.fintrac.gc.ca FINTRAC home ... Act Criticism In 2009, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada reported that FINTRAC was receiving and retaining personal information beyond its remit, in breach of the Privacy Act Canada Privacy Act , and that this presents ... more details
The Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec before 1998, the Federal Office of Regional Development Quebec is a Federal agency that has the responsibility of promoting economic expansion in Quebec by promoting small or medium sized enterprises. Under its Act, which came into effect on October 5, 2005, the object of the Agency is to promote the long term economic development of the regions of Quebec by giving special attention to those where slow economic growth is prevalent or opportunities for productive employment are inadequate. ref name test http laws lois.justice.gc.ca eng acts E 1.3 FullText.html Department of Justice, Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act , subsection 10 1 . ref . The agency has fifteen offices throughout the province. The honourable Denis Lebel is the current minister a position he has held since October 30, 2008 . Jacques Gourde is the current Parliamentary Secretary, having been appointed May 25, 2011. Other Federal Agencies for Regional Economic Development in Canada Similar regional development agencies include Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Western Economic Diversification Canada . See also Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec . Notes and references references External links Official Website http www.dec ced.gc.ca asp General main.asp?LANG EN Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec Government Departments of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies Category Investment agencies Canada gov stub fr Agence de d veloppement conomique du Canada pour les r gions du Qu bec ... more details
The Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions is one of five subcommittees within the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs . Jurisdiction The Subcommittee on Financial Institutions oversees bank s, Savings and loan association savings associations , credit union s and other financial institutions, including deposit insurance, and Electronic commerce e commerce . It also oversees the Federal Home Loan Bank System, regulatory activities of the Federal Reserve System , the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision within the United States Department of the Treasury Treasury Department , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC , and the National Credit Union Administration Members, 112th Congress The Committee is chaired by United States Democratic Party Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio , and the Ranking member Ranking Minority Member is Republican Bob Corker of Tennessee class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Democratic valign top Sherrod Brown , Ohio, Chairman Jack Reed politician Jack Reed , Rhode Island Chuck Schumer , New York Daniel Akaka , Hawaii Jon Tester , Montana Herb Kohl , Wisconsin Jeff Merkley , Oregon Kay Hagan , North Carolina party shading Republican valign top Bob Corker , Tennessee, Ranking Member Mike Crapo , Idaho Mike Johanns , Nebraska Kay Bailey Hutchison , Texas Jim DeMint , South Carolina David Vitter , Louisiana Jerry Moran , Kansas colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Democratic valign top Tim Johnson politician Tim Johnson , South Dakota party shading Republican valign top Richard Shelby , Alabama See also United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit External ... Category Subcommittees of the United States Senate Banking Senate Financial Institutions ... more details
The Trans Canada Advertising Agency Network , or T CAAN, is an association of 28 independent Canadian advertising agencies. The oldest and largest agency network in the country, it was founded in 1963 by seven member organizations. ref Rendon, Paul Mark August 24, 2006 . Shift Happens at T CAAN . Marketing Magazine ref The geographic range and various technical and market expertise of T CAAN member agencies enable them to assist each other when specific client needs arise. T CAAN also serves as a forum for member agencies to share ideas and best practices. It has close ties with similar groups in the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Jamaica, Europe and Hong Kong. ref http www.tcaan.ca T CAAN Website ref Membership To join T CAAN, an advertising agency must be sponsored by a current member agency and elected by the membership at large based on their experience, expertise, security, integrity and community service. ref http www.tcaan.ca T CAAN Website ref Membership also has a regional basis, with all provinces and territories and most major Canadian cities represented in T CAAN. ref Martin, Kathleen June 9, 2006 . Talking About Conversations at T CAAN . Marketing Magazine ref Member agencies Aasman Design Inc., Whitehorse, YT br Acart Communications Inc., Ottawa, ON br BMR, Sault Ste. Marie, ON br Brown Communications Group, Regina, SK br Campbell Michener & Lee Inc., Toronto, ON br Colour, Halifax, NS br Copeland Communications Ltd., Victoria, BC br DDB Canada, Vancouver, BC br Elevator Strategy, Vancouver, BC br 50 Carleton & Associates Associ s, Sudbury, ON br Generator Strategy Advertising, Thunder Bay, ON br Groupe Rinaldi Communication Marketing, Montreal, QC br Harris Marketing Communications, Windsor, ON br JAN Kelley Marketing, Burlington, ON br Kellett Communications Inc., Yellowknife, NT br LXB Communication Marketing, Quebec City, QC br The Marketing Den, Saskatoon, SK ... Business and industry organizations based in Canada ... more details
Coolhunting Mass customization Mental health consumerConsumer reporting agencyConsumer protection Consumer organization Consumer Direct National ConsumerAgency NCA Informed consumerConsumer ...About consumers in social systems merge End user date February 2012 refimprove date August 2011 A consumer ... within a social system. A consumer may be a person or group, such as a household . The concept of a consumer may vary significantly by context. Economics and marketing The consumer is the one who consumes ... person as consumer , an aggregated commodity item with little individuality other than that expressed ... There is increasing backlash from the public over use of the label consumer rather than customer ... 20a 20consumer 22 ref Law and politics The law primarily uses the notion of the consumer in relation to consumer protection laws, and the definition of consumer is often restricted to living persons ... title Consumer protection and the law a dictionary publisher ABC CLIO year 1995 isbn 978 0 87436 749 2 ref A typical legal rationale for protecting the consumer is based on the notion of policing market failures and inefficiencies, such as inequalities of bargaining power between a consumer and a business ... Analysis of Consumer Law accessdate 2007 01 29 publisher Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational ... 01 overby.htm archivedate March 2, 2007 ref As of all potential voters are also consumers, consumer ... spawned much activism, as well as incorporation of consumer education into school curricula. Citation needed date March 2010 There are also various non profit publications, such as Consumer Reports and Choice Magazine , dedicated to assist in consumer education and decision making, and Which? in the UK. In India, the Consumer Protection Act 1986 clearly differentiates a consumer as consuming a commodity ... a 23 consumer customer.htm and also consumers are people that buy goods title Consumer vs Customer publisher Consumerdaddy.com accessdate 2010 03 10 quote The consumer protection act 1986 of India ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox minister office border federal canada minister not prime office Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec incumbent Denis Lebel appointed by Micha lle Jean governor Governor General of Canada first minister Jacques Saada date July 20, 2004 Politics of Canada The Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Lang fr Ministre de l Agence de d veloppement conomique du Canada pour les r gions du Qu bec is the member of the Cabinet of Canada who also serves as the chief executive of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec . Prior to 2004 , the portfolio was considered ... with another primary office, termed the Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec List of Ministers responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada ... the Minister of Industry Canada Industry Minister . It was consequently termed the Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec . The current minister is Denis Lebel . Related regional development posts include Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister of Western Economic Diversification Canada Minister of Western Economic Diversification . Ministers Key br legend Liberal Party of Canada meta color Liberal Party of Canada border 1px solid AAAAAA legend Conservative Party of Canada meta color Conservative Party of Canada border 1px ... Liberal Party of Canada meta color color white 1 Jacques Saada July 20, 2004 February 5, 2006 Liberal Party of Canada Liberal 27th Canadian Ministry 27 small Paul Martin Martin style background Conservative Party of Canada meta color 2 Jean Pierre Blackburn February 6, 2006 October 29, 2008 ... more details
2009 The title Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec was accorded to full members of the Cabinet of Canada from the Kim Campbell Campbell Ministry through the first months of Paul Martin government. Prior to the agency s renaming in 1998, the position ... . In 2002, Claude Drouin became the only Secretary of State Canada Secretary of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec that was created to succeed from the former ... loose as an autonomous office, the Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec , and given to Jacques Saada . Ministers Key br legend Liberal Party of Canada meta color Liberal Party of Canada border 1px solid AAAAAA legend Conservative Party of Canada historical meta color Progressive Conservative Party of Canada border 1px solid AAAAAA class wikitable colspan ... became a full fledged ministerial posting, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions ... 1996 with Martin Cauchon in the position. When Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister Paul Martin ... Party of Canada historical meta color color white 1 Jean Charest colspan 2 rowspan 2 June 25, 1993 November 3, 1993 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative 25th Canadian Ministry 25 small Kim Campbell Campbell style background Liberal Party of Canada meta color 2 Paul Martin November 4, 1993 January 24, 1996 Liberal Party of Canada Liberal rowspan 2 26th Canadian Ministry 26 small Jean Chr tien Chr tien style background Liberal Party of Canada meta color 3 John Manley politician John Manley style background Liberal Party of Canada meta color Martin Cauchon January 25, 1996 February 12, 1998 Liberal colspan 8 Ministers responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 1998 2004 style background Liberal Party of Canada meta color 3 John Manley politician John Manley cont d rowspan 2 style background Liberal Party of Canada meta color ... more details
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