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or written agreement for a definite or indefinite period, in which a person grants to another person a licence to use a trade name, service mark or a related characteristic, and in which there is a community
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proper pre-contractual disclosure practices in place. Even some “name brand” franchisors do not comply with the disclosure requirements.
This is often based on ignorance of Ontario law or the mistaken
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" allows franchisors to insulate themselves from a number of meritorious lawsuits just because of the great expense and inconvenience a small business person would have to incur to vindicate his or her
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of franchisees when a franchise program or other operational elements are unilaterally changed by the franchisor.
(Pilat, Krupp, CFIG, Gibson)
Add the words ‘good faith’ to the duty of ‘fair dealing.”
(OFC
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the questions and have the person selling the franchise have to answer all of the questions. And this disclosure document does nothing except help franchisors screw franchisees and franchisees don't
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have the right to associate and to impose disclosure obligations on franchisors
JOHN GERRETSEN, MPP
Mr John Gerretsen: Let me first of all say that it is nice to stand in the House on an occasion when
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HON. RONALD MacKINLEY (L): But this here goes both ways. Like your person with the distributor, the franchisor he can go after the franchisees on this one too. MICHAEL WHITTAKER: But this goes too
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the presentation I'll be referring to a franchisee named Brenda who has entered into a contract with a grocery franchisor named FoodMart. After Brenda's family decides to agree to act as a franchisee
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, franchisors have the right to change the conditions of the franchise agreement at stated intervals or simply by giving warning of their intent to change. Even such vital factors as prices or profit
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says it is paying in tax- this gives you a good indication of income and/or the honesty of your franchisor. Avoid investing in a franchisor that is changing banks at the time of your deal. You may
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