| Organization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project | Project Detail | Contribution Amount |
| Action pour la solidarité, l'équité, l'environnement et de développement (ASEED) – Équiterre | ||
| 1. Let's Become Responsible Consumers! A Study of the Factors That Prompt Consumers to Make Responsible Choices in the Food Sector | Detail | $84,290 |
| Total: | $84,290 | |
| ARCH Disability Law Centre | ||
| 1. The Regulatory Context for Assistive Technologies and Accessible Products in Canada | Detail | $57,000 |
| Total: | $57,000 | |
| Automobile Consumer Coalition (ACC) | ||
| 1. Private Vehicle Access for Canadian with Disabilities – Policies and Practices to Increase Transportation Options for Disabled Canadians | Detail | $64,800 |
| Total: | $64,800 | |
| Automobile Protection Association (APA) | ||
| 1. Used Vehicle Retailing Investigation | Detail | $91,950 |
| Total: | $91,950 | |
| Consumer Interest Alliance Inc. (CIAI) | ||
| 1. Readability of Food Product Labels | Detail | $93,900 |
| Total: | $93,900 | |
| Consumers' Association of Canada (CAC) - Manitoba | ||
| 1. Low Income Consumer Access to Cheque Cashing Services | Detail | $37,710 |
| Total: | $37,710 | |
| Consumers' Council of Canada (CCC) | ||
| 1. Energy Efficiency and Building Codes | Detail | $33,500 |
| 2. Gaps in New Home Warranty Coverage Across Canada | Detail | $49,000 |
| Total: | $82,500 | |
| Infant Feeding Action Coalition (INFACT) Canada | ||
| 1. Evaluation of the use and impact of nutrition and health claims for infant formulas and complementary foods on infant and young child feeding practices | Detail | $89,500 |
| Total: | $89,500 | |
| Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS) | ||
| 1. Hope and Hype of Cancer Reporting: How do Media Reports of New Cancer Treatments Affect Consumers' Perception of Effectiveness, Harm and Access? | Detail | $73,240 |
| Total: | $73,240 | |
| Option consommateurs | ||
| 1. Access to Financial Services for People Living in the Far North and the Northwest Territories | Detail | $38,800 |
| 2. Class Arbitration: A Solution For Consumers? | Detail | $32,000 |
| 3. Legal Insurance: A Solution For Improving Accessibility to Justice? | Detail | $32,000 |
| 4. Making It Easier For People With Low Literacy Skills to Understand the Nutrition Facts Table and the New Canada Food Guide | Detail | $32,000 |
| 5. Are Young Canadian Consumers Easy Targets For Cellular Telephone Companies? | Detail | $35,600 |
| 6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Class Action Settlement Vouchers | Detail | $32,000 |
| Total: | $202,400 | |
| Pollution Probe | ||
| 1. Opportunities for Canadian consumer standards to consider environmental characteristics of products | Detail | $42,050 |
| Total: | $42,050 | |
| Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) | ||
| 1. The ATCO case - Did the Supreme Court of Canada Alter the Regulatory Compact? | Detail | $23,200 |
| 2. Income Trust – A Challenge for Regulators | Detail | $27,200 |
| 3. Making Mobile E-Commerce Safe for Consumers | Detail | $44,900 |
| 4. The use of Administrative Monetary Penalties in Consumer Protection | Detail | $28,500 |
| Total: | $123,800 | |
| Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) | ||
| 1. Delivery Models for Financial Capability Interventions. A case study approach | Detail | 2006-07 $23,200 2007-08 $29,600 |
| 2. In what ways do vulnerable populations wish to obtain financial capability products and services? | Detail | $96,600 |
| Total: | 2006-07 $119,800 2007-08 $29,600 |
|
| The St. Christopher House | ||
| 1. Are RRSPs Appropriate for Low-Income Families? | Detail | $32,700 |
| 2. The High Cost of Access to Financial Services for Newcomers to Canada and People with Limited Education | Detail | $39,900 |
| Total: | $72,600 | |
| Union des consommateurs (UC) | ||
| 1. Obstacles to Changing Financial Institutions | Detail | $38,822 |
| 2. Fuel Efficiency Labelling for Vehicles and Incentive Programs | Detail | $25,050 |
| 3. Extended Warranties: Are Consumers Getting Their Money's Worth? | Detail | $28,704 |
| 4. Improved Controls for Reverse Mortgages | Detail | $45,058 |
| 5. New Consumer Trends and Food Information: How to Meet the Needs of Consumers | Detail | $54,725 |
| Total: | $192,359 | |
| Total: | $1,427,899 | |
