Resources - Payment cards (debit & credit cards)

Consumer Information
Credit cards - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Find out how to choose a credit card, resolve an unauthorized transaction, information on joint credit cards and more.
  • Province/territory: All provinces and territories
Using debit cards - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Learn how debit cards work, how to use debit cards when you travel, convenience fees, report unauthorized transactions and how to report a lost or stolen card.
  • Province/territory: All provinces and territories
Complaint handling process for consumers in PEI - Consumer, Corporate and Financial Services Division

Follow PEI's Consumer, Corporate and Financial Services Division process for filing a complaint, if you are engaged in a dispute with your provincially regulated financial institution, including payment cards.

  • Province/territory: Prince Edward Island
Credit Union Central of Manitoba Ombudsman - Credit Union Central of Manitoba

Discover how the Credit Union Central of Manitoba (CUCM) acts as ombudsman for Manitoba's credit unions. This includes payment card disputes with your credit union.

  • Province/territory: Manitoba
Credit union members in Saskatchewan - Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan

Learn how the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan can help if you are engaged in a dispute with your provincially regulated financial institution. This includes issued payment cards.

  • Province/territory: Saskatchewan
Credit unions and deposit insurance - Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario

Read how the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) can help if you are engaged in a payment card dispute with your provincial credit union, trust or loan company.

  • Province/territory: Ontario
Debit and credit card basics - Consumer Protection Office

Here you will find useful information that can reduce your susceptibility to debit or credit fraud as well as enhance your credit rating.

  • Province/territory: Manitoba
Financial inquiries and complaints in Alberta - Office of the Alberta Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Find out how to contact the Office of the Alberta Superintendent of Financial Institutions regarding financial disputes, including disputes related to payment cards issued by a financial institution. 

  • Province/territory: Alberta
Financial institutions - British Columbia Financial Services Authority

Contact the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) if you are engaged in a dispute with your provincially regulated financial institution. This includes payment cards issued by the financial institution.

  • Province/territory: British Columbia
Financial services - Finance and Treasury Board

Read how Nova Scotia's Financial Institutions Division can help if you are engaged in a payment card dispute with your provincial credit union, trust or loan company.

  • Province/territory: Nova Scotia
Homepage - Department of Finance

Contact the Department of Finance to find out more about mortgage brokers, credit unions and trust and loan companies. They can also assist with payment card disputes with financial institutions that are regulated by the territory.

  • Province/territory: Nunavut
Identity theft - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Protect yourself against identity theft, fraud and spam.

  • Province/territory: All provinces and territories
Identity theft in Alberta - Service Alberta

Find information about protecting yourself from identity theft in the province.

  • Province/territory: Alberta
Making a complaint to a financial institution - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

Follow these steps when filing a complaint against a federally regulated financial institution.

  • Province/territory: All provinces and territories
Manitoba’s tips for reducing the risk of identity theft - Consumer Protection Office

Learn about the signs and dangers of identity theft and who to contact if your government-issued documentation is lost or stolen.

  • Province/territory: Manitoba
Payment card assistance and complaints in Quebec - L'Autorité des marchés financiers

Help the Autorité des marchés financiers direct you to relevant information for your particular situation by answering a few questions.

  • Province/territory: Quebec
Regulatory Affairs Branch - Digital Government and Service NL

Discover the ways the Financial Services Regulation Division serves individuals and oversees provincially regulated deposit-taking companies. They also handle payment card disputes for those institutions.

  • Province/territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
What is a credit union? - Financial and Consumer Services Commission

Contact the Financial and Consumer Services Commission if you are engaged in a dispute with your provincially regulated financial institution. This includes payment cards issued by the financial institution.

  • Province/territory: New Brunswick