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affluent neighbourhoods and poor, unfettered by government oversight or requirements except in Quebec. One payday loan office in Ottawa is located in the same building as the Department of Finance
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stumps government
No legislation addresses the concerns of labourers who lost thousands in office-cleaning ‘partnership’
Rita Daly
Is it an illegal franchise? A business scam? A company violating labour
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the federal government has circulated draft legislation that would force the provinces to regulate the payday loan industry, or they might wind up having to shut it down.
Officials in the departments
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immediate government action to rein in the payday loan industry.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a U.S. group expanding into Canada, estimated that loans to Canadians who need
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The Conservative government will introduce long-awaited legislation today intended to regulate the payday loan industry.
Government and industry sources say the bill will create a special Criminal Code
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carried annualized interest rates ranging from 390 to 891 per cent.
In 2007, the federal government amended the law to allow the provinces and territories to regulate the payday loan industry and place
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people who are overspending, living paycheque to paycheque, or experiencing unexpected expenses, with a loan that banks don't offer.
It's a business that, not unlike the ring-toss, all but guarantees
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…is seen by some as a unique way of side-stepping usury laws. The Criminal Code sets the limit at 60 per cent per annum interest on loans, but legitimate insurance fees are not included. When
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Although regular data are not collected by any government in this area, industry estimates suggest franchises in Ontario account for an estimated $45 billion to $50 billion in annual sales. That's
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Critics say payday loans trap consumers in a cycle of debt and a number of class-action lawsuits have been proposed, alleging payday lenders charge interest rates higher than the 60 per cent per
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