Don’t Get Tricked: Protecting Seniors from Misleading Marketing Practices
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario partnered with the Competition Bureau of Canada and Consumer Protection Ontario to inform consumers on what constitutes unfair, misleading, or deceptive marketing practices, and provided participants with the knowledge and tools to spot deceptive or unfair marketing tactics targeted toward older adults, as well as who to report it to and how.
NOTE: Event was NOT Recorded.
Websites:
Consumer Protection Ontario
www.ontario.ca/page/consumer-protection-ontario
Phone 416-326-8800
Toll-free 1-800-889-9768
TTY 416-229-6086
TTY toll-free 1-877-666-6545
Website: Ontario.ca/ConsumerProtection
Social Media: [email protected]
Filing a complaint:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/taking-action-your-consumer-rights
If you have any questions about filing a complaint, call Consumer Protection Ontario between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, at: 1-800-889-9768 (toll free) or TTY: 1-877-666-6545 (toll free)
Search the Consumer Beware Lis
https://www.ontario.ca/page/search-consumer-beware-list
Competition Bureau Canada
https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en
https://.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/false-or-misleading-representations-and-deceptive-marketing-practices
How to report fraud and scams in Canada
https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/fraud-and-scams/tips-and-advice/how-report-fraud-and-scams-canada
Other Resources
Pro Bono Ontario
Pro Bono Ontario is a non-profit organization committed to helping Ontarians with their everyday civil legal needs. If you can’t afford a lawyer, call our Free Legal Advice Hotline for up to 30 minutes of free legal advice and assistance with civil law matters in Ontario (no family law, immigration or criminal).
www.probonoontario.org/hotline
Tel: 1-855-255-7256 (toll free)
Consumer Protection Act, 2002 General Information
Loi de 2002 sur la protection du consommateur