News in Consumer Law
February 7 Legal Education Workshop: Private Career Colleges
Date February 7, 2012
Time 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where Life*Spin, 866 Dundas Street East, London N5W 2Z7
Student loans may be applied differently at private career colleges, leaving many students in desperate need of income in their last months of school. This workshop focusses on the rights of students in this situation.
Posting personal information online could backfire, privacy commissioner warns young Canadians
"The less personal information about you that's floating around the web, the less it can do you harm,” says Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart in urging young Canadians to think twice before posting personal information online.
Odd - but true - traffic law peculiarities
A review of Ontario's Highway Traffic Act in the Toronto Star's Wheels.ca shows how some sections of the legislation contradict each other.
Older students not eligible for Ontario tuition rebate
The province's new tuition rebate does not apply to students who have been out of high school for more than four years.
NEW 30% off Ontario Tuition
The NEW 30% Off Ontario Tuition is a new grant for full-time undergraduate university and college students. You need to apply by March 31, 2012, to be eligible for the January 2012 semester payment of the new grant.
Pay Day Loans - Public Legal Education Workshop in London
When: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30pm
Where: LIFE*SPIN 866 Dundas Street, London, Ontario
Life*Spin is holding a public legal education workshop on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 from 1:30pm until 4:30pm in London, Ontario.
Federal government will require Canadian airlines to state clearly what passengers will pay
The federal government announced Friday it will bring in new regulations requiring all Canadian airlines to include clearly what the passenger will pay.
February 13: Register now for CLEO's webinar, Surviving Home Renovations with the Consumer Protection Act
Date February 13, 2012
Time 12 p.m.
Where Online
This interactive webinar looks looks at the rights of the consumer who is renovating a house, and how the Consumer Protection Act and the Construction Lien Act protect the owner when contracting for renovations.
La Chronique juridique - Winter 2011
Topics in the Winter 2011 issue of La Chronique juridique (in French only) include reimbursement of the hydro deposit, Canada Learning Bond, and health benefits when you go off ODSP.
'Core Legal Principles' For The U.S.- Canada Security Perimeter
In advance of the formal announcement by Canada and the U.S. of the Beyond the Border Action Plan for the North American security perimeter, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Privacy International UK, and the American Civil Liberties Union release 12 "Core Legal Principles" the three organizations believe must be adhered to by both countries.
