Alberta Consumer Protection Awards

In Alberta, we have consumer protection legislation in the form of the Fair Trading Act.

The Fair Trading Act affects how most household purchases can be sold by prohibiting unfair practices and misleading advertising. In specific types of transactions, the Act provides consumer cancellation rights, special contract requirements and a seller’s code of conduct. It also requires specific types of businesses to be licensed.

There are many sources of consumer protection in addition to legislation. A news release from the Alberta Government celebrates the work of Albertans who were named consumer protection champions for 2011.

The reason that I find these awards worthy of sharing via Slaw is that the businesses who were acknowledged with awards provided technology tools for consumer protection:

Business
Award of Merit
Highland Moving & Storage Ltd. (Edmonton) – ClickandMove.com
Highland Moving & Storage created this online household inventory checklist to ensure consumers receive an accurate written quote for moving and storage services.

Sorin Mihailovici (Edmonton) – Scam Detector App
Scam Detector is a free online service and smart phone application that provides information and tips on how consumers can protect themselves from more than 500 common scams used worldwide.

Can you think of an app or online tool that helps consumers of legal services?