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This wikibook from [[People's Law School]] describes some of the most common consumer problems faced by British Columbians and in particular by newcomers to the province. It aims to help you:
{{Consumer Law Essentials TOC}}''[[Consumer Law Essentials]]'' helps you learn how to protect yourself when you buy something or hire someone to perform a service. This publication explains your rights for common consumer purchases and contracts, as well as the steps you can take when something goes wrong.
*understand the laws that protect you when you buy items or hire someone to provide a service, such as home repairs,
*learn your options when someone owes you money, or you owe someone money, and
*learn how to identify scams and frauds and how to avoid them.


== Acknowledgements ==
== Acknowledgements ==
*Legal Review (consumers’ problems section): Allan Parker.
Contributors to this publication:
*Research and plain language (consumers’ problems section): Gayla Reid.
*Legal review: [[Drew Jackson]]
*Content development (consumers’ problems section): ELSA program students and instructors,  staff of the People’s Law School, Consumer Protection BC, Better Business Bureau of BC and the Canada Revenue Agency.
*Writing, editing and layout: [[Drew Jackson]], Elena Renderos and Gayla Reid
*Publication Coordinator: Terresa Augustine.
*Founders: Law Foundation of BC, Ministry of Justice, and BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch.
*Technical support: Drew Jackson, Elena Renderos and Beatriz González.


== The People's Law School ==
This publication was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.


The [[People's Law School]] is a non-profit charitable society whose purpose is to provide British Columbians with reliable information about their rights and responsibilities under the law.
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== About People's Law School ==
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This booklet and others are available on the [http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca People's Law School website]:
[[People's Law School]] is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 23 August 2021

Consumer Law Essentials helps you learn how to protect yourself when you buy something or hire someone to perform a service. This publication explains your rights for common consumer purchases and contracts, as well as the steps you can take when something goes wrong.

Acknowledgements

Contributors to this publication:

This publication was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence Consumer Law Essentials © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.

About People's Law School

People's Law School is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.

1433 - 1130 W Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
604-331-5400
info@peopleslawschool.ca
www.peopleslawschool.ca