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Collection agents must be licensed under the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act''. [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca Consumer Protection BC] is responsible for issuing, cancelling and suspending licences. A collection agent has a right to appeal such a decision to the courts. | Collection agents must be licensed under the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act''. [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca Consumer Protection BC] is responsible for issuing, cancelling and suspending licences. A collection agent has a right to appeal such a decision to the courts. | ||
Consumer Protection BC regulates the collection notices used by collection agents. The ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act'' defines collectors as employees of a collection agent, and makes the collection agent liable for any damage done by any collector (see the section on Bailiffs, Court Bailiffs and Sheriffs). By regulation, the licensing provisions do not apply to lawyers, employees of banks, trust companies or credit unions, or sheriffs and court bailiffs. | Consumer Protection BC regulates the collection notices used by collection agents. The ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act'' defines collectors as employees of a collection agent, and makes the collection agent liable for any damage done by any collector (see the section on [[Bailiffs, Court Bailiffs and Sheriffs]]). By regulation, the licensing provisions do not apply to lawyers, employees of banks, trust companies or credit unions, or sheriffs and court bailiffs. | ||
== Information gathering== | == Information gathering== | ||
