Canada: Consumer Protection

British Columbia has followed the lead of several other provinces by passing significant amendments to its consumer protection legislation, with a similar emphasis on e-commerce.

On June 5, 2025, Canada's Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") published its highly anticipated final guidance on greenwashing and environmental...

Cet article fait partie de notre série sur les récentes modifications apportées à la Loi sur la protection du consommateur...

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.

Limitation periods are a public interest consideration in the legal system which seeks to weigh a person's right to sue with a person's right not to have potential legal claims held over them indefinitely.

Le groupe Responsabilité du fait des produits et réclamations en responsabilité délictuelle de masse de McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. est heureux de vous présenter son analyse...

On August 25, 2025, Health Canada released its first annual report (the Report) summarizing anonymized self assessment data received in respect of the reporting period beginning September 29, 2023, and ending September 28, 2024, from signatories to the Canadian Product Safety Pledge for Consumer Products and Cosmetics.