Sentences with phrase «regulated by provincial law»

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Debt collectors are subject to PIPEDA (unless regulated by a similar legislation based on province, including Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia) as well as provincial laws such as Ontario's Collection and Debt Settlement Services Act.

The case law to date has held that in order for the RCD to apply, all of the following requirements must be met: (i) there is valid provincial or federal legislation; (ii) conduct is legislatively mandated or authorized; (iii) the authority to regulate has in fact been exercised; and (iv) the regulated scheme has not been hindered or frustrated by the conduct (or used as a shield to engage in anti-competitive conduct).

By statute, Canada has 14 provincial and territorial law societies that regulate Canada's 100,000 lawyers, Quebec's 4,000 notaries and Ontario's 6,000 paralegals.

In general, provincial and territorial law societies regulate admission to the practice of law by prescribing entrance requirements and evaluating whether applicants have met these requirements.

Background screening companies are regulated by provincial consumer reporting laws, and these laws have provisions that affect your organization, too.