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British Columbia Tightens Consumer Protection Rules: Key Contracting And Sales Practice Changes Effective August 2026

As detailed in a prior Fasken bulletin, BC Bill 4 passed into law important amendments to the BPCPA that took effect in 2025, including new restrictions on mandatory arbitration clauses, class action waivers, and contractual limits on consumer reviews. This bulletin focuses on additional, consumer-contracting and direct-sales amendments, and regulatory requirements that will take effect on August 1, 2026, giving businesses limited time to adapt.

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

BC Franchise Law Update: Low Value Claims Are Here

Effective the same date, a new Part will be added to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Regulation, B.C. Reg. 294/2004, implementing the low value claim regime. While framed as consumer protection legislation, franchisors should take note: this change may affect how franchisees bring disputes and how franchisors manage risk.

Canada Consumer

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Canada’s Proposed Stablecoin Framework – Key Legal And Regulatory Takeaways

The Government of Canada has introduced a comprehensive federal framework for regulating fiat-backed stablecoins through Budget 2025, establishing the Bank of Canada as the primary regulator.

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

Le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique finalise la réforme du régime de protection des consommateurs

Le 9 février 2026, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a annoncé que, à la suite des modifications apportées...

Canada Consumer

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Manitoba Introduces Restrictions On Dynamic Pricing

Canada Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Class Action Pursued Over Infection Risks Linked To Endoscope Devices

Canada Consumer

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Siskinds LLP

The Rules Are Set: Get Ready For The Warranty Of Good Working Order, Coming To Québec In October 2026

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Entering Canada's EV Market: Eight Lessons For Chinese Automakers

Canada Transport

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Gowling WLG

Retrospectively Speaking: BC Court Of Appeal Clarifies Scope Of Consumer Protection Amendments

Canada Consumer

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Torys LLP

Direct Selling & Consumer Protection

Canada Consumer

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Millar Kreklewetz

Legislative Update Report No. 2026-04 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

B.C. Finalizes Consumer Protection Regulations, Sets Low Threshold For Rendering Contract Terms Inoperative

Canada Consumer

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Whose Relationship Is It Anyways?

Canada Insurance

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SBA Lawyers LLP

L'Office de la protection du consommateur du Québec condamne Canadian Tire à une amende de 1,3 million de dollars pour publicité trompeuse

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Duty To Accommodate Disabilities In The Workplace: A Step-By-Step Guide

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Sanctions Trump Contracts: Canadian Court Interprets “Control” Under Russian Sanctions

Canada International

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Cassels

HR Compliance Audit

Canada Employment

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Digging Into Change: Ontario Proposes Updates To Archaeological Assessment Standards

Canada Real Estate

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Davies Howe

Quebec's Office Of Consumer Protection Fines Canadian Tire $1.3M For False Advertising

On February 6, 2026, Canadian Tire was ordered to pay just under $1.3 million after pleading guilty to 74 counts of violating Quebec's Consumer Protection Act in connection with misleading reference prices on selected...

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

From Box Office To Courtroom: Cineplex's FCA Appeal

In 2024, the Competition Tribunal released a blockbuster decision ordering Cineplex to pay a record penalty of over $38.9 million for false and misleading advertising, in particular, "drip pricing"...

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

New Consumer Safeguards Under British Columbia's Business Practices And Consumer Protection Act

On March 31, 2025, British Columbia's Bill 4 received Royal Assent, introducing several changes to the province's Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (the Act). Some of these amendments came into force...

Canada Consumer

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Siskinds LLP

B.C. Cracks Down On Class Action Waivers And Other Predatory Sales Practices

Behind every login screen is a rarely scrutinized but deeply consequential legal interaction: the clickwrap agreement. A clickwrap agreement is a digital contract where users signify their consent to terms and conditions by clicking a button or checking a box stating, "I agree".

Canada Litigation

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Rice Harbut Elliott

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 31 – January 9)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

British Columbia Enacts Bill 24 To Recoup Vaping-related Health Care Costs

Canada Healthcare

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Torys LLP

Selling Ticket Seats Or Subscriptions In Québec? Bill 10 Changes The Conditions Of Entry

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Bill 10: Ticket Reselling And Online Subscriptions (And Cancel Button And Restitution Obligation)

Canada Consumer

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Québec's Bill 10: New Rules For Subscriptions And Ticket Resale Practices – What Businesses Need To Know

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Bah Humbug – Are Changes In Store For Loyalty Reward Collectors In Ontario?

Canada Consumer

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Cassels

American Consumers Lose Patience With High Car Prices Automotive Weekly

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Evolving Consumer Protection Laws Will Affect Suppliers

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

HCRA Under The Microscope: What The Auditor General Missed About Builders' Real Challenges

Canada Real Estate

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Robins Appleby LLP

Torys On Budget 2025: Supporting Innovation In Financial Services

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Torys LLP

American Consumers Lose Patience With High Car Prices Automotive Weekly

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

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Evolving Consumer Protection Laws Will Affect Suppliers

Consumer protection reforms in Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, and New Brunswick will require many suppliers to update online sales practices in 2026.

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

HCRA Under The Microscope: What The Auditor General Missed About Builders' Real Challenges

In early October, the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (Auditor General) released its long-awaited performance audit of the Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA).

Canada Real Estate

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Robins Appleby LLP

Torys On Budget 2025: Supporting Innovation In Financial Services

Technology-led innovation in the Canadian financial sector is transforming the way Canadians access and use financial products and services.

TL

Torys LLP

Class Actions Landscape In Canada: 2025 Mid-year Update

Canada Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

An Expanding Regulatory Perimeter For Fintechs: A Case Study

As fintechs' presence and scope of activities expands, the regulatory landscape in Canada, as well as internationally, grows increasingly complex.

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

Reducing Regulatory Barriers In The Financial Services Sector

In light of the Trump Administration's tariff initiative, there has been an increased focus domestically on "buying Canadian" and removing internal barriers to trade, including in the financial services sector.

TL

Torys LLP

Loi 29 – L'OPC publie des lignes directrices sur les nouvelles règles relatives à la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange et des services de réparation

Le 5 septembre 2025, l'Office de la protection du consommateur (« OPC ») a publié sur son site web des lignes directrices (les « Lignes directrices ») concernant la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange...

Canada Consumer

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Fasken (French)

Bill 29 – OPC Publishes Guidance For New Rules On The Warranty Of Availability Of Replacement Parts And Repair Services

On September 5, 2025, the Office de la protection du consommateur (the "OPC") published guidance on its website (the "Guidance") on the warranty of availability of spare parts...

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Incoming Consumer Protection Changes: British Columbia Introduces Significant Amendments To The Business Practices And Consumer Protection Act

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Raising The Bar: How Bill 29's Next Phase Redefines Warranty Standards In Québec

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Beware Of Scam Modeling And Talent Agencies: How To Spot Fraud

Canada Media & IT

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Edwards Creative Law

Publication de la réglementation du projet de loi 29 prescrivant la durée de la garantie pour certains biens spécifiques

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Decertification Denied: Drawing The Line Between Consumer And Business Subscribers, Once Again

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Good Working Order: A New Draft Regulation Sets Out Its Duration And Mandates Specific Disclosures From Merchants And Manufacturers

Canada Consumer

TL

Torys LLP

Publication Of Draft Bill 29 Regulations Setting Out Prescribed Durations Of Warranties For Specific Categories Of Goods

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

From Purchase To Repair: How Bill 29 Reshapes Consumer Rights In Québec

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Bill 29 – Québec Publishes Draft Regulation Governing Warranty Of Good Working Order Applicable To Certain New Goods

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Loi 29 - Québec publie son projet de règlement encadrant la garantie de bon fonctionnement applicable à certains biens neufs

Canada Consumer

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Fasken (French)

Will It Work? Québec Prepares For Its New Consumer Legal Warranty

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Major Changes Ahead For Product Warranties In Québec: Draft Regulation Open For Comment

Canada Consumer

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Gowling WLG

Ontario Continues Consumer Protection Modernization With Revisions To Reward Point Requirements

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Québec's First Consumer Right-to-repair Law In Canada: What Every Manufacturer And Merchant Needs To Do Now

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Quebec Releases Final Regulations On Repair And Replacement Obligations Under The Consumer Protection Act

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Torys LLP

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