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This section contains services, tools and resources available for consumers related to fraud, telephone scams, debt problems, product and food recalls, antenna structures, satellite broadcasting, solving interference and more.
- Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs
- A trusted source of consumer information and reliable research.
- Competition Bureau — For Consumers
- Information on marketing practices, the Fraud Prevention Forum, gas prices, conspiracies and health fraud.
- Consumer Measures Committee
- Federal-provincial-territorial forum for national cooperation to improve the marketplace for Canadian consumers.
- Measurement Canada — Consumer Information
- Measurement calculators, frequently asked questions, information on marketplace monitoring and Measurement Canada publications.
- Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy — Dealing with Debt: A Consumer's Guide
- A guide to help you decide whether you have a serious debt problem and gives some suggestions for solving your difficulties and avoiding them in the future.
- Spectrum Management and Telecommunications — Consumer Information
- Information on antenna structures, Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, direct-to-home satellite broadcasting, licensing exemptions, the National Maritime Information Database, solving interference problems and wireless low power devices.
- The Digital Economy in Canada — Privacy — Consumer Information
- Information on consequences of making personal information available, the right to privacy and how to protect against privacy threats.
Other Resources
- ConsumerInformation.ca
- Reliable consumer information from trusted government departments, agencies and ministries and non-governmental partners.
- PhoneBusters: The Canadian Anti-fraud Call Centre
- How to recognize a potential telephone scam, where to report it and how to help stop it.