Links
This section contains a listing of Web sites that may be useful to businesses and consummers. Some of the sites listed include where consumers may lodge complaints, police information-sharing sites and sites of other government agencies.
Note: The following hyperlinks are to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act. The material found there is therefore in the language(s) used by the sites in question. The links are provided to users of Competition Bureau's site for reference only. The Competition Bureau is therefore not responsible for these sites content.
- Consumer Information
- Economics
- Government Resources
- International
- Internet Resources
- Legal Resources
- Media
- Misleading Representations, Deceptive Marketing Practices and Fraud
- Packaging, Labelling and Precious Metals
Consumer Information
- Canada's Association for the Fifty Plus
- Canadian Anti–Fraud Centre (formerly Phonebusters)
- Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Canadian Consumer Information Gateway
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office — Industry Canada
- Consumer Connection
- Consumers' Association of Canada
- Consumers Council of Canada
- Crimes of Persuasions
- econsumer.gov
- Office de la protection du consommateur — Québec
- Option Consommateurs (Available in French only)
- Scams and Fraud — Latest Scams
- Scamwatch Better Business Bureau
- The National Fraud Information Centre — US
Economics
- The Bank of Canada
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- C.D. Howe Institute
- The Conference Board of Canada
- Economic and Technology Development Journal of Canada
- Institute for Policy Analysis — University of Toronto
- International Monetary Fund
- The Toronto Board of Trade
- World Bank
- World Trade Organization
Government Resources
Federal
- Competition Tribunal
- Federal Organizations
- Food products — Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Measurement Canada
- Office of Consumer Affairs — Industry Canada
- Product Safety Programme
- Trademarks or other intellectual property - Canadian Intellectual Property Office — Industry Canada
- Treasury Board
Provincial and Territorial
- Alberta — Consumer Information
- British Columbia — Consumer Services
- Manitoba — Consumers' Bureau
- Newfoundland — Consumer and Commercial Affairs
- Ontario — Ministry of Consumer and Business Services
- Quebec — Office de la protection du consommateur (Available in French only)
- Saskatchewan — Consumer Protection Branch
- Yukon Territory — Department of Consumer and Protective Services
International
Asia and Australia
- Australia: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Japan: Fair Trade Commission
- New Zealand: Ministry of Economic Development
- New Zealand: New Zealand Commerce Commission
Europe
European Union countries
- The European Commission
- Austria: Wettbewerbsservice
- Belgium: Federal Public Service Economy, SME's, Self-employed and Energy
- Cyprus: Commission for the Protection of Competition
- Denmark: Konkirrencestyrelsen
- Finland: Kilpailuvirasto (Finnish Competition Authority)
- France: Conseil de la concurrence (Available in French only)
- Germany: Bundeskartllamt
- Greece: Hellenic Competition Commission
- Ireland: Competition Authority
- Italy: Autorita garante della Conzorrenza e del Mercsto (in English)
- Latvia: Latvia
- Luxembourg: European Commission
- Malta: Government of Malta and Ministry of finance
- Netherlands: Nederlandse Mededingings Autoriteit (Netherlands Competition Authority)
- Portugal: Direcçao-Geral do Comércio e da Concorrência
- Slovenia: Competition Protection Office
- Sweden: Konkurrensverket (Swedish Competition Authority)
- United Kingdom: Competition Commission
- United Kingdom: Office of Fair Trading
Europe — Other countries
- Czech Republic: Office for the Protection of Economic Competition
- Estonia: Konkurentsiamet (Estonian Competition Board)
- Hungary: Gazdasagi Versenyhivatal (Hungarian Competition Council)
- Lithuania: Competition Council of the Republic of Lihuania
- Norway: Konkurransetilsynet (Norwegian Competition Authority)
- Poland: Office for Competition and Consumer Proctection
- Switzerland: Competition Commission
North America
- Mexico: Comision Federal de Competencia (Federal Competition Comission of Mexico)
- United States: Antitrust Division Department of Justice
- United States: Federal Trade Commission
- United States: Companies Online (U.S.) — Directory Info
- United States: U.S. Federal Government Agencies
South America
- Argentina: Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia
- Peru: Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Proteccion de la Propiedad Intelectual
- Venezuela: Pro-Competencia
International Organizations
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- European Competition Policy (LECG)
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
- International Competition Network (ICN)
- Organization for Economic Co-operation And Development (OECD)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Internet Resources
Legal Resources
- ACJNet — Access to Justice Network
- Canadian Competition Policy Page (SFU-UBC)
- Competition Act
- Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office
- Officer.Com — Law Enforcement Resource Site
- Precious Metals Marking Act
- Textile Labelling Act
- The Canadian Bar Association
Media
- CBC Marketplace
- CBC Street Cents
- CFCN Consumer Watch
- J.E. — TVA (Available in French only)
- La Facture — Radio-Canada (Available in French only)
- Straight Goods
Misleading Representations, Deceptive Marketing Practices and Fraud
Advertising
- Essentials of Advertising Law
- Toronto Automobile Dealers Association — List of Misleading Advertising Claims
Deceptive Telemarketing
Fraud
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Fraud Bureau
- National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
- Scam Watch
Multi-level Marketing and Pyramid Schemes
- Pyramid Schemes — RCMP
Packaging, Labelling and Precious Metals
Packaging
Labelling
- Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising — Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Precious Metals
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