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==What should you do if you have a complaint?== | ==What should you do if you have a complaint?== | ||
First, discuss the problem with your bank’s branch manager. If you’re not satisfied with the response, contact the bank’s head office. You can get a contact name and telephone number by calling the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) at 1.800.385.8647. OSFI is the federal government agency that supervises and regulates Canadian banks. Their website is www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca. If you’re still dissatisfied, you may contact the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments at 1.888.451.4519. Their website is www.obsi.ca. Of course, if you have a legal problem, you may need to consult a lawyer. | First, discuss the problem with your bank’s branch manager. If you’re not satisfied with the response, contact the bank’s head office. You can get a contact name and telephone number by calling the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) at 1.800.385.8647. OSFI is the federal government agency that supervises and regulates Canadian banks. Their website is [http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca]. If you’re still dissatisfied, you may contact the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments at 1.888.451.4519. Their website is www.obsi.ca. Of course, if you have a legal problem, you may need to consult a lawyer. | ||
Where can you find more information? | ==Where can you find more information?== | ||
*See the manual [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=17 Consumer Law and Credit/Debt Law] published by the Legal Services Society, BC and available for free on their website at [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca]. To find it, click “Our Publications” then under “I want to find a publication by subject,” click “Consumer & debt”. This manual is for paralegals, legal information counsellors, and lawyers with clients who have consumer/debt problems. | |||
See the manual Consumer Law and Credit/Debt Law published by the Legal Services Society, BC and available for free on their website at www.legalaid.bc.ca. To find it, click “Our Publications” then under “I want to find a publication by subject,” click “Consumer & debt”. This manual is for paralegals, legal information counsellors, and lawyers with clients who have consumer/debt problems. | *The federal ''Bank Act'' is available online at [http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng]. | ||
The federal Bank Act is available online at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng. | |||
