Sentences with phrase «public interest advocacy centre»

Public Interest Advocacy Centre PIAC E-Bulletin No 100 30 September 2002 http://www.piac.asn.au/news/bulletins/109.html.

The Reparations Tribunal proposed by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, for example, adopts the recommendations and analysis of the report as the basis of their model.

The non-profit is launching the complaint with the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

John Lawford, counsel for consumer organization at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, says he has little sympathy for those critical of the regulations.

She stated her hope that litigation funding could be further used for public interest cases, citing Woodsford's support of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Australia as a good example of what is possible.

In a new report, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) called for a payment system framework designed and implemented to oversee all retail payment - related activities, all types of payment instruments and all payments system providers in Canada.

Comments of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre on the Consultation on Repurposing the 600 MHz Band

September 25, 2015 — Ontario consumers continue needing additional protections when engaged with financial planners or those giving financial advice, according to a submission by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) to the Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Reply Comments of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre on the Consultation on Repurposing the 600 MHz Band

Application of PIAC and CAC — Review and Variance of Telecom Order CRTC 2015 - 194 - Determination of costs award with respect to the participation of the Consumers» Association of Canada and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in the proceeding leading to Telecom Decision 2015 - 70 regarding the expiry of certain time - limited exogenous factors

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) questions the logic employed by the Minister of Finance that the two voluntary credit card proposals he accepted yesterday, «should ultimately result in lower prices for consumers.»

Woodsford Litigation Funding is delighted to be the first partner in the ACO Guarantee Fund launched this week by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

Prior to joining APB, Erin was a staff lawyer with BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, where her practice primarily focused on anti-poverty issues.

It is a joint project of the NSW Ministry of Justice, the NSW Legal Aid Commission and legal profession with the Combined Community Legal Centres and Public Interest Advocacy Centre also represented on its board.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public services.

«People are saying that they want more control over these intrusive and annoying calls», said Philippa Lawson, counsel for the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), sponsor of the survey.

John Lawford Executive Director & General Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)[phone] × 25 [email protected] www.piac.ca

On January 15, 2008, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) criticized Industry Canada's comments regarding a report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) conducted by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information and Ethics.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) appeared at the stakeholder consultation meeting held by Industry Canada on April 11, 2008 in Ottawa regarding a Proposed Model for Data Breach Notification.

FAIR Canada and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre's (PIAC's) Key Observations from the Report include:

He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), and serves on a number of boards and committees, including the Australia Pro Bono Centre.In 2009, Ed was presented with an Australian Leadership Award, and in 2017, he was recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.From 2010 - 2016, Ed was chief executive of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, a leading non-profit organisation that promotes human rights through strategic litigation, policy development and education.Ed was previously a Senior Lecturer at UNSW Law School, a research director at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and a solicitor in private practice.

John Lawford Executive Director and General Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ottawa, ON, K1N 7B7 Fax No. 613 562-0007

Donations and ticket orders can be mailed to: Public Interest Advocacy Centre 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1204 Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) Annual Dinner Presents: Featured Speaker Daniel Therrien Privacy Commissioner of Canada Friday November 27, 2015 at 6:00 PM National Arts Centre, Fountain Room, Ottawa

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) cordially invites all of our friends and colleagues to the PIAC Annual Dinner 2014.

For more information please contact: Donna Brady Public Interest Advocacy Centre [phone] x21 [email protected]

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) commends the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for its decision to initiate a proceeding to create a code of conduct for all cable, satellite and IPTV television service providers and to provide an independent ombudsman for television service complaints.

In this report, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) called for an Airline Code to champion the rights of Canadian air passengers and an Air Passenger Complaints Commissioner.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) supports the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision today to establish a mandatory Television Service Provider Code with consumer protections for TV customers.

Ottawa) The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, a member of the travel industry and consumer coalition the Travel Protection Initiative (TPI) that pushed for all - in price advertising for airline prices in the previous decade, expressed its satisfaction that Transport Canada will finally move ahead to implement the legislation that mandates airline regulations to provide a ticket price to passengers inclusive of all extra charges.

Ask your friends to make a donation to PIAC in lieu of a gift through Canada Helps or by sending us a cheque made payable to the «Public Interest Advocacy Centre» to One Nicholas Street, Suite 1204, Ottawa, ON, K1N7B7.

John Lawford General Counsel and Executive Director Public Interest Advocacy Centre [phone] × 25 [phone] (cell) [email protected]

On November 17, 2017, the B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC), the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — BC Office (CCPA - BC), the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), the Poverty and Human Rights Centre, and West Coast Women's Legal Education Read More

John Lawford Executive Director and General Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ottawa, ON, K1N 7B7 Fax No. 613 562-0007 Email to: [email protected]

Riche was a longtime director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today condemned the Minister of Finance's assertion made yesterday that the federal government will not require Canada's banks to resolve banking customers» disputes with the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI).

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre received funding from Industry Canada's Contributions Program for Non-profit Consumer and Voluntary Organizations.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today released a report entitled «Data Breaches: Worth Noticing?».

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today condemned the Minister of Finance's publication of draft regulations for «external complaints bodies» under the Bank Act.

-- John Lawford, Executive Director and General Counsel, Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), in Letter of Support to FAIR Canada.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre («PIAC») is a national, non-profit organization and registered charity that provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests, and, in particular, vulnerable consumer interests, concerning the provision of important public services.

John Lawford Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre ONE Nichloas Street, Suite 1204 Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 [phone] × 25 (613) 562 - 0007 (Fax)

John Lawford Executive Director & General Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre [phone] × 25 Mobile [phone] [email protected] www.piac.ca

OTTAWA, November 13, 2013 — Consumers need more protection in their loyalty programs, according to a report released today by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) entitled, «Customer Loyalty Programs: Are Rules Needed?»

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) called upon the provinces to regulate the practice of «financial planning» in a report released today entitled, «Holding The Purse Strings: Regulating Financial Planners.»

West Coast LEAF has issued a press release jointly with the BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, and Community Legal Assistance Society calling on the BC government to raise social assistance rates and address the resulting epidemic of food insecurity and the dire consequences for human health and safety.

(OTTAWA)-- The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada decision released today finding popular youth - oriented social networking site Nexopia.com Inc.'s privacy practices are in violation of Canadian privacy law comes in response to a complaint filed over two years ago by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).

OTTAWA, January 25, 2017 — The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), ACORN Canada (ACORN) and National Pensioners Federation (NPF) today reacted negatively to the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) rejection of their review of the CRTC's previous decision to deny creating a fund to ensure all Canadians, including lower - income Canadians, have equal access to broadband and other telecommunications services.

For more information, please contact: Janet Lo Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 [phone] × 24 [phone] (Fax) [email protected] John Lawford Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre ONE Nicholas Street, Suite 1204 Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 [phone] × 25 (613) 562 - 0007 (Fax) [email protected]

John Lawford is counsel with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Ottawa.