ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Consumer Protection

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2610
• Professor: Rudi Lof

Document Summary

Consumer protection legislation is not uniform throughout canada. Laws relate to five basic areas: product safety, product quality and performance, credit granting, credit reporting, business practices. Rotection through torts, breach of contract, misrepresentation (fraudulent) Broaden group entitled to relief beyond what was available under the common law. Most of the control of anti-competitive activity is found within this act. Prohibits combinations or conspiracies that prevent or lessen competition. Reviews mergers or monopoly actions that may operate to the detriment of the public.