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Other Products and Services
Other Products and Services
Clothing and Textiles
- Guide to Apparel and Textile Care Symbols
- Information on new and improved industry symbols to help consumers clean and launder clothing safely.
Employment Offers and Services
- Work-at-home opportunities - Competition Bureau
- While many work-at-home opportunities are legitimate, some can actually cost you more than you will make.
- Tips On Employment Services - Better Business Bureau
- An overview of the employment services industry in the US, with tips on how to select a service. Valuable background for Canadians.
Home Appliance Repair
- Home Appliances Repairs - L'Office de la protection du consommateur du Québec [in French]
Jewellery and Precious Metals
- Jewellery and Precious Metals Articles - Competition Bureau
- Beloved...Bejeweled...Be Careful! - US Federal Trade Commission
- The US Federal Trade Commission gives consumer advice for buying jewellery.
Legal Services
- Links to Law Societies - The Federation of Law Societies of Canada
- Provides contact information and links to 14 law societies
Modelling and Talent Agencies
- Talent Agents - Ontario Ministry of Government Services
- Fraudulent Job Offers (Offres d'emploi frauduleuses) - Office de la protection du consommateur du Québec [in French]
Funeral Services
- Funerals - Canadian Consumer Handbook
Sweepstakes / Lottery
- Prize Pitch (Lottery) Scams - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- The classic prize pitch scam involves victims receiving notification by post, phone, or e-mail indicating they have won a prize (monetary or other valued item).
Telephone
- Cellular (Wireless) Telephone Services Fact Sheet - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- Consumer Guide to Competition in the Residential Telephone Service Market - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- This guide provides consumers with information about competition in the residential telephone service market.
- How to File a Complaint About Your Telephone Service - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Television and Satellite
- Information on Cable Television - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- Information on Satellite TV - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- Satellite or Direct-to-home Television
Toy Testing, Safety and Recalls
- Canadian Toy Testing Council Information
- The Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC) is a non-profit, voluntary, registered charitable organization, working for parents since 1952. Their job is to test toys and to help you make good toy purchases!
- Toy Safety - Child and Family Canada
- Offers cautionary information from the Canadian Child Care Federation on safety measures for consideration before and after buying toys.
- Product Recalls
- Product recalls listed by the U.S Consumers Product Safety Commission
Travel and Transportation
- Air Travel Information
- Accessible Transportation
- Travel - Canadian Consumer Handbook
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