Canada: Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

On November 7, 2024, the Québec National Assembly gave its assent to An Act to protect consumers against abusive commercial practices and to offer better transparency with respect to prices and credit (the Act).

Au Canada, l'achat et la vente d'objets sont régis par les lois provinciales et territoriales sur la vente d'objets.

This information that follows is taken from sources including The Car Connection, Autoweek, Green Car Reports, and other industry sources.

Last week, the Canadian Securities Administrators staff (CSA) issued their biennial report covering the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years identifying topics of CSA focus in their review of continuous...

In August, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC"), the federal U.S. agency equivalent to Canada's Competition Bureau, issued a rule (the "Rule") to combat fake reviews and testimonials. The Rule

Increased electric vehicle ("EV") production is a key global strategy for addressing climate change. However, Canada's auto manufacturing industry faces what the Government of Canada has described as an "extraordinary threat" from Chinese-produced EVs.

Health Canada released its long awaited category-specific guidance document on Temporary Marketing Authorization for Caffeinated Energy Drinks.

On March 29, 2012, Health Canada released its long awaited category-specific guidance document on Temporary Marketing Authorization (TMA) for Caffeinated Energy Drinks (Energy Drinks).

A report recently published by a Canadian advocacy group, the Centre for Science in the Public Interest ("CSPI"), titled "Writing on the Wall: Time to Put Nutrition Information on Restaurant Menus", has taken on the highly debated issue of restaurant menu calorie disclosure, advocating the listing of calorie counts and sodium levels next to every menu item.

In North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 2025 ONCA 340 the Ontario Court of Appeal addresses the limits of claims for pure economic loss in product liability cases.

There have been several significant new developments in product liability cases across Canada in the past year.

In North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG1, the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned an order certifying a product liability class...