Consumers Council of Canada

The Consumers Council of Canada is a non-profit, volunteer-based consumer organization, promoting consumer rights and responsibilities in Canada.[3]

Consumers Council of Canada

Formation	1994[1]
Type	Consumer organization
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Consumer advocacy
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Region served	Canada
Official language	English
President	Don Mercer[2]
Website	www.consumerscouncil.com

Founded in 1994, the organization is based in Toronto.[1]

The Consumers Council of Canada was a member of the Canadian Consumer Initiative.[4] The initiative, initiated by the Office of Consumer Affairs of Industry Canada, has involved the development common policy positions and sharing of resources by organizations serving consumers in Canada.[5]

Operating Principles

The Consumers Council of Canada advocates for the eight basic consumer rights detailed in the Consumer Bill of Rights, as well as a ninth, the right to privacy, which the council has added. The rights are as follows:

The right to safety;
The right to choose;
The right to be heard;
The right to be informed;
The right to consumer education;
The right to consumer redress;
The right to a healthy environment;
The right to basic needs, and;
The right to privacy.[6]

References

"Consumers Council of Canada". Consumers Council of Canada. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
"Board of Directors". Consumers Council of Canada. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
"About the Council". Consumers Council of Canada. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
"Canadian Consumer Initiative (CCI)". Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
"Canadian Consumer Initiative". Consumers Council of Canada. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
"Charter of Consumer Rights". Consumers Council of Canada. Retrieved 2016-07-23.

External links

Consumers Council's Website

Consumer protection
Organizations	ANEC Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now BEUC CableHell Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Center for Auto Safety Chamber for Workers and Employees Choice Citizens Advice Citizens Advice Edinburgh Citizens Advice International Citizens Advice Scotland Citizens Advice outside the United Kingdom Connecticut Citizen Action Group Consumentenbond ConsumerLab.com Consumer Alert Consumer council of Fiji Consumer Direct Consumer Federation of California Consumer NZ Consumer organization Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan Consumer Rights Directive 2011 Consumers Council of Canada Consumers' Association Consumers' Federation of Australia Consumers International Consumers' Coalition Consumers' Research Consumers Union CU Japan Consumer Watchdog Consumer Watchdog (Botswana) Konsumentenbund Euroconsumers Foodwatch Franchisees and Dealers ICRT Labdoor Open Food Facts Option consommateurs Stiftung Warentest StopBadware Swedish Consumers' Association Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations Test-Achats Truth in Advertising Union fédérale des consommateurs
Magazines	Akher Saa Beobachter Choice Consumer Reports Consumers' Checkbook dTest Ethical Consumer Finanztest Guter Rat Pirkka Spendere Meglio Stiftung Warentest Which?
Television	The Checkout Don't Get Done, Get Dom Fair Go Fake Britain Fight Back! with David Horowitz Food Inspectors Gruen The Investigators JE Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Marketplace Rip Off Britain Rogue Traders Short Change Street Cents Target That's Life! Watchdog
Lists	List of consumer organizations ICRT Members Consumer organization
Issues	Airline complaints Antitrust Better Business Bureau Class action Competition policy Competition regulator Consumer complaint Consumer organization Cooling-off period Credit and debt Extended warranty Fairtrade labelling Federal Trade Commission Food safety List of food labeling regulations Mandatory labelling Ombudsman Planned obsolescence Product recall Telephone Consumer Protection Act Transparency (market) Unfair competition
People	Pamela Gilbert Joanna Guy Ted Halstead Arshad Hasan Tom Hucker Jim Jontz Gene Karpinski Florence Kelley James Love Ralph Nader Anthony Pollina Phil Radford Joyce Elaine Roop Donald Ross Gene Russianoff Celeste Thorson Michael Vernon
Governmental entities	Banking Standards Board Bureau of Consumer Protection Consumer Financial Protection Bureau European Consumer Centres Network Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety INDEPABIS National Homelessness Advice Service Office of Fair Trading Office for Fair Trading (Malta) Office for Fair Trading (Isle of Man) Pension Wise Water Industry Commission for Scotland Witness Service
Current competition regulators	Administrative Council for Economic Defense Anti-Monopoly Committee Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Autoridade da Concorrência Autorité de la concurrence Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia Commerce Commission Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Competition and Markets Authority Competition Appeal Tribunal Competition Bureau Competition Commission Competition Commission Competition Commission Competition Commission Directorate-General for Competition Fair Trade Commission Fair Trade Commission Fair Trade Commission Federal Antimonopoly Service Federal Cartel Office Federal Trade Commission Financial Markets Authority International Competition Network International Financial Services Commission Italian Competition Authority Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Netherlands Competition Authority Norwegian Competition Authority Philippine Competition Commission Queensland Competition Authority Superintendency of Industry and Commerce United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Historic competition regulators	Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities Industrial Commission National Board for Prices and Incomes Securities Commission of New Zealand
Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)	Alaska PIRG Arizona PIRG California PIRG Colorado PIRG Connecticut PIRG Georgia PIRG Illinois PIRG Iowa PIRG Maryland PIRG Massachusetts PIRG Minnesota PIRG Missouri PIRG New Jersey PIRG New Mexico PIRG New York PIRG North Carolina PIRG Ohio PIRG Ontario PIRG Pennsylvania PIRG Michigan PIRG Rhode Island PIRG Vermont PIRG Washington PIRG Wisconsin PIRG
Environmental	Bioscience Resource Project Environmental Action League of Conservation Voters Green Corps Environment America

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