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 ... ConsumerAgency Of Canada Category Canadian federal departments and agencies fr Agence de la consommation ... For Consumers ref Consumer information is also provided on mortgages and bank accounts. The Agency ... 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 of guides and resources on various personal finances issues or financial products and services through ... more details
The ConsumerFinancial Education Body CFEB is 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. CFEB will be funded through several sources including fees raised by FSA authorised firms. 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. 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. 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
Image NCA bilingual logo.jpg thumb 200px The National ConsumerAgency NCA is a statutory body that defends consumer interests in the Republic of 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 ... was the establishment of a new agency to champion consumer rights. The NCA was set up on an interim ... Bank 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 ... 175px In late September 2008 the National ConsumerAgency launched a guide and a dedicated website ... publish article 10009958.shtml Article one about establishment of National 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 ... categories consumer affairs consumer protection consumer rights consumer protection act 2007 Consumer Protection Act 2007 Information from CitizensInformation.ie Bot generated title ref . Its ... ref , a former chief executive of the Irish Association of Investment Managers. She also chaired the Consumer ... who 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 ... of consumers. The agency has also carried out a series of price comparison surveys between leading ... and Northern Ireland. On 2 September 2008 the agency published draft guidelines for the retail .... Test you knowledge of consumer rights and consumer issues in Ireland . The game is aimed at Irish ... Zone Game Shop Smart game now. References reflist http www.entemp.ie commerce consumer nca.htm Irish ... www.nca.ie eng NCA.ie the NCA s corporate site, aimed more at businesses explaining consumer legislation ... 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 Shizuka Kamei 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 . 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 http www.fsa.go.jp en index.html Financial Services Agency English http www.fsa.go.jp Financial Services Agency Japanese Ministries of Japan Japan gov stub Category Financial regulatory authorities Japan Category Government of Japan ko ja ru ... 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 U.S. ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau nativename CFPB seal seal width seal caption formed July 21, 2011 jurisdiction Federal government of the United States headquarters ... footnotes The United States ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau CFPB is a List of United States federal agencies federal agency which will hold primary responsibility for enforcing the federal laws and regulating consumer protection in the United States . The bureau, which will commence operation on July 21, 2011, resulted from the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act during the 111th United States Congress in response to the Late 2000s recession and Financial crisis 2007 present financial crisis . ref name WSOFP cite web url http online.wsj.com article SB10001424052748703507804576130370862263258.html?mod googlenews wsj title Warning Shot On Financial Protection ... 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 for Suggestions accessdate ... mission of the ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau CFPB is to make markets for consumerfinancial ... among credit cards, or using any number of other consumerfinancial products. ref cite web url http ... States ConsumerFinancial Protection Bureau ref The jurisdiction of the bureau includes banks, credit ... and track consumer complaints. ref name NUcfbhwp 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 accessdate 2011 02 10 date 2010 09 14 publisher Reuters ... services, debt collector s and other financial companies, and its most pressing concerns are mortgages ... Financial regulatory authorities of the United States Category Corporate crime Category Government ... more details
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 Bill Leonard. Mr. Leonard replaced Fred Aguiar who replaced former Treasurer of the United States U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin after the latter s resignation in 2009 over ethics violations. ref http gov.ca.gov press release 355 Governor Schwarzenegger appoints Rosario Marin Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency. January 31, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2008. ref ref Matthew Yi, http www.sfgate.com cgi bin blogs nov05election detail?entry id 37150 Governor replaces disgraced cabinet member, The San Francisco Chronicle March 18, 2009 . ref He reports directly to the Governor of California , currently Jerry Brown . ref name orgchart The entities under SCSA are responsible for civil rights enforcement, consumer protection and the licensing of 2.4 million Californians in more than 255 different ... ref State of California, State and Consumer Services Agency. http www.scsa.ca.gov aboutUs default.asp ... building standards and the administration of two state museums. ref State of California, State and Consumer Services Agency. http www.scsa.ca.gov Welcome to SCSA. Retrieved November 1, 2008. ref As of 2008 ... s Budget 2008 09. Enacted budget detail. State and Consumer Services. Retrieved November 1, 2008 ... CalSTRS California Department of Consumer Affairs Department of Consumer Affairs DCA Department of Fair ... Mercury News , March 4, 2008. ref References reflist 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 ... 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 floor of the Mechanics Institute on James Street near Merrick, where the Hamilton City Centre formerly ... Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers Toronto pg 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 ... references http www.canadalife.com 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 de Canada Life Category Insurance companies of Canada Category Power Corporation of Canada Category Companies ... 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 . CCRA was split up 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 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 Keith Ashfield 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 e en index.asp 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. The Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is the Honourable Keith Ashfield , P.C., M.P., who is also Minister of National Revenue Canada Minister of National Revenue , and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway. He was appointed by the Prime Minister in January of 2010. The head office is located in Moncton , New Brunswick with regional offices located in Fredericton , New Brunswick , Charlottetown ... Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Western Economic Diversification Canada FedNor Federal ... External links http www.acoa 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 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 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
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 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 and economic benefits from the construction and operation of the pipeline while at the same time minimizing any ... 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 . Reference references Category 1978 in Canada Category Natural Resources CanadaCanada gov stub ... States. In keeping with the Act, many regulatory powers of other Government of Canada departments .... The Agency oversaw the construction of the Prebuild from Caroline, Alberta to San Francisco and Chicago ... 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 ... provinces provinces , and the Government of Canada structure of the Canadian federal government departments ... more details
Infobox Canadian government departments department Canada Revenue Agency current minister Keith Ashfield ... Building , home of the Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency CRA formerly Revenue Canada is a federal agency that administers tax law s for the Government of Canada and for most ... in Canada, and tax credit programmes such as the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program . The Canada Revenue Agency was previously known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCRA until a federal government reorganization in December 2003 when it was decided to split the organization 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 ... Revenue . It was also 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 ... Agency, CRA , administers most individual income taxes in Canada except for residents in the province ... of Ontario Corporate 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 CRA collects the Goods and Services ... of the HST from the CRA. Tax Court of Canada Taxpayers that believe the Canada Revenue Agency CRA ... the Canada Revenue Agency will treat taxpayers while administering all tax law. A way for taxpayers ... nr070328 eng.html CRA criminal investigators given badges ref Criticism The Canada Revenue Agency ... The Canada Revenue Agency is also inconsistent when compensating taxpayers for mistakes. A recent case being Irvin Leroux who alleges he lost 4.5 million in assets due to a Canada Revenue Agency mistake ... in Canada Government Departments of Canada DEFAULTSORT Revenue Agency Category Canadian federal ... more details
Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname Canada Border Services Agency br Agence des services frontaliers ... Customs and Revenue Agency preceding2 employees 12,000 volunteers budget country Canada federal ... constitution2 http laws.justice.gc.ca en c 1.4 Canada Border Services Agency Act constitution1 ... CBSA Homepage footnotes The Canada Border Services Agency CBSA lang fr Agence des services frontaliers du Canada ASFC is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for Border control border ... Canada Customs from the now defunct Canada Customs and Revenue Agency with border and enforcement ... Agency CFIA . The Agency s creation was formalized by the Canada Border Services Agency Act , ref ... legacy agencies Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Citizenship and Immigration Canada Canadian Food Inspection ... in inter agency communication. ref Cite web title Bill C 26 Canada Border Services Agency ... BSO is a federal law enforcement officer employed by the Canada Border Services Agency. BSOs are designated ... with the Canada Revenue Agency lent itself to a focus on tax collection, the new Agency was created ... Acts of Parliament as they are designated as Peace Officer s under the Criminal Code of Canada . The agency ... Intelligence The Canada Border Services Agency maintains a robust and comprehensive Intelligence ... were traced back to Canada where the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency worked jointly during ... Canada to be registered with the Agency. This assists officials at seaports and airports in their inspections ... Open and Secure Canada Border Services Agency http gomorrahy.com Gomorrahy.com Archives CBSA ... Agency Category Border guards Canada Category Customs services Canada Category Government agencies ... of Canada Border Services Agency Category Borders of Canada Category Uniformed services of Canada Border Services Agency de Canada Border Services Agency fr Agence des services frontaliers du Canada simple Canada Border Services Agency ... 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 Kenny Marchant , Texas, 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 , New Mexico Lynn Westmoreland , Georgia Blaine Luetkemeyer , Missouri Bill Huizenga , Michigan Sean Duffy , Wisconsin Jim Renacci , Ohio Bob Dold , Illinois Quico Canseco , Texas party shading Democratic valign top Carolyn Maloney , New York, Ranking Member Luis Gutierrez , New York 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 politician David Scott , Georgia Nydia Vel zquez , New York Gregory Meeks , New York Stephen Lynch politician Stephen Lynch , Massachusetts John C. Carney, Jr. , Delaware External links United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Official Homepage United States Financial Services Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives US Congress stub ... 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
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 Financial regulation in Canada Category Financial crimes Category Tax evasion Category Financial ... 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 ...? Transactions must be reported by financial entities banks and financial dealers , money ... such as Canada Post , accountants or accounting firms, real estate agents and brokers, and casinos. What is a suspicious transaction? Suspicious transactions are financial transactions that there are reasonable ... June 12, 2002, suspicious transactions also include financial transactions that there are reasonable ... funds transfer reports Casino disbursement reports See also Anti money laundering FinCEN Financial ... Act and the Income Tax Act Criticism In 2009, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada reported that FINTRAC ... Act Canada Privacy Act , and that this presents an unquestionable risk to privacy by making available ... url http www.priv.gc.ca information pub ar vr ar vr fintrac 200910 e.cfm title Audit of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada accessdate 2010 07 21 ref References Reflist Domestic ... of Canada Category Canadian intelligence agencies Security Intelligence Service Category ... more details
Summary Non free use rationale Article Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Description Logo of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency , an agency of the Government of Canada Source http www.acoa.ca e en index.asp Portion Logo Low resolution Yes Purpose Enhances the article in question, as it allows readers to easily and quickly identify the federal department which is the subject of this article Replaceability No Licensing Non free logo Category Governmental logos ... 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. The agency has fifteen offices throughout the province. Other Federal Agencies for Regional Economic Development in Canada Similar regional development agencies include br the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency br Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario br Western Economic Diversification Canada . See also Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec . 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 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
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 , 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 links http banking.senate.gov ... Subcommittees of the United States Senate Banking Senate Financial Institutions ... more details
customization Mental health consumerConsumer reporting agencyConsumer protection Consumer organization Consumer Direct National ConsumerAgency NCA Informed consumerConsumer forum Category Economics ...About consumers in economics and law consumers in biology Consumers food chain Consumer is a broad label ... system economy . The concept of a consumer occurs in different contexts, so that the usage and significance of the term may vary. In economics and marketing The consumer is the one who consumes ... when business people and economists talk of consumers they are talking about person as consumer ... backlash from the public over use of the label consumer rather than customer , with many finding it offensive and derogatory. ref http mistinthegarden.com 2009 02 04 dont call me a consumer Dead link date March 2010 ref In law and politics The law primarily uses the notion of 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 ... 35 01 overby.htm archivedate March 2, 2007 ref As of all potential voters are also consumers, consumer ... also 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 Consumer Direct in the UK. In India, the Consumer Protection Act 1986 clearly differentiates a consumer as consuming ... a 23 consumer customer.htm title Consumer vs Customer publisher Consumerdaddy.com accessdate ... more details
Consumer to consumer C2C or citizen to citizen electronic commerce involves the electronically facilitated transactions between consumers through some third party. A common example is the online auction , in which a consumer posts an item for sale and other consumers bid to purchase it the third party generally charges a flat fee or Commission remuneration commission . The sites are only intermediaries, just there to match consumers. They do not have to check quality of the products being offered. Consumer to consumer C2C marketing is the creation of a product or service with the specific promotional strategy being for consumers to share that product or service with others as brand advocates based on the value of the product. The investment into concepting and developing a top of the line product or service that consumers are actively looking for is equatable to a Business to consumer B2C pre launch product awareness marketing spend. Examples of C2C eBay Taobao Craigslist This type of e commerce is expected to increase in the future because it cuts out the costs of using another company. An example cited in Management Information Systems , is for someone having a garage sale to promote their sale via advertising transmitted to the GPS units of cars in the area. This would potentially reach a larger audience than just posting signs around the neighborhood. In the economic downturn which commenced in 2008 C2C commerce levels increased dramatically online. Citation needed date March 2011 Universities C2C are becoming more popular amongst students in universities because these are large ... Consumer to business C2B Business to consumer B2C Business to employee B2E Business to business ... Hill Ryerson , 2006. Category Electronic commerce de Consumer to Consumer es C2C fr change interconsommateur hr C2C pl C2C pt C2C ru Consumer to consumer sq Konsumator konsumator sr C2C sv Consumer to consumer vi C2C zh C2C ... more details
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 for the Regions of Quebec List . Cabinet of Canada Category Canadian ministers Economic Development Agency ...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 an add on responsibility for a full Cabinet minister with other responsibilities, usually 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 class wikitable 1. Jacques Saada Cabinet of Paul Martin Martin July 20, 2004 February 5, 2006 2. Jean Pierre Blackburn Cabinet of Stephen Harper Harper February 6, 2006 October 29, 2008 3. Denis Lebel Cabinet of Stephen Harper Harper October 30, 2008 Prior to 2004, responsibilities ... more details
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