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, but those who aren’t members or don’t abide by it will be conspicuous by their absence.”
While the trend in the U.S. is toward legislation, Canada has been cool to the concept.
Alberta is the only
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Franchise Law
November 1, 1995
Alberta Franchises Act
Province of Alberta, Canada
CHAPTER F-17.1
Table of Contents
Interpretation 1
Purpose and Application
Purpose statement 2
Application of Act 3
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Association, CFA, 5,000 new lawsuits per year in Ontario, Canada, Alberta Franchise Act, Canada, Canada, 19981022 Jury still
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, Ontario became the second province (after Alberta) to pass franchise legislation aimed primarily at protecting unsophisticated franchisees. It's expected other provinces will soon adopt similar legislation
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of Upper Canada, 1985) (Don Mills: De Boo, 1985) 73 at 78.
5 Stack at 203.
6 Stack at 203.
7 Stack at 204.
8 Gateway at 198. Also see P. M. Dillon, Annotated Alberta Franchises Act (Vancouver: Western
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of thing that can be done uniformly across Canada.”
For now, Alberta continues to be the only province to have its franchise rules enshrined in legislation. Before the new act came into effect last
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energy to advancing issued on a national front. One such issue is the notion of self-regulation.
Alberta is the only province with franchise legislation, and when it passed a new act last November
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to protect them as well as the head office companies.
Seventy Island franchise holders are involved in the new group calling for the creation of a Fair Franchise Act for Prince Edward Island
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franchisors were among them.”
But now Alberta is about to change its law. A new Franchises Act passed third reading in the legislature in May. Once supporting regulations are written, the new law
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September 23, 1996
A future in franchising?
Linda A. Fox
Franchising is a $90 billion a year industry in Canada and it’s the first place many prospective small business owners look when
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