2021–23 Funded research project contributions
Organization / Project title
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Project Details
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Awarded Amount
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
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Assessing the impact of COVID on consumers of high interest loans
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Details
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$38,115
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Enhancing access to low-cost/short-term credit among low- and moderate- income consumers
|
Details
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$99,701
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Automobile Consumer Coalition
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Online automobile shopping and consumer protection: A safe option for consumers
|
Details
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$177,950
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Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD)
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Digital transformation development
|
Details
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$127,915
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Consumers Council of Canada
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The consumer interest and administrative authorities
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Details
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$193,190
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Consumers' Association of Canada (Manitoba) Inc
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David and Goliath: Consumer protection and digital services marketplace dominance
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Details
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$200,000
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Credit Counselling Canada (CCC)
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Canadian consumer experience and concerns with digital debt payments in the COVID-19 era
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Details
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$199,110
|
Équiterre
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Mechanisms toward change for a transition of zero waste product options in the Canadian food sector
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Details
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$200,000
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Overcoming consumer obstacles to repair electronics and appliances to extend their lifespan, reduce waste and, their environmental footprint
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Details
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$200,000
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Food Secure Canada
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Sustainable consumption for all in the context of COVID-19
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Details
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$49,687
|
Momentum Community Economic Development Society
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High hopes, high costs: Protecting student consumers at private career colleges
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Details
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$89,150
|
Option Consommateurs
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Criticism toward businesses through social media and digital platforms: An alternative pathway to justice for consumers
|
Details
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$200,000
|
Planning for the unexpected: Consumer compensation measures for catastrophic events
|
Details
|
$199,580
|
"Buy now, pay later": a review of risks and remedies
|
Details
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$100,197
|
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
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Consumer liability waivers - An accident waiting to happen
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Details
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$115,000
|
Selling speed: Reforming broadband advertising regulations in Canada
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Details
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$50,000
|
The Pollution Probe Foundation
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Assessment of the consumer EV charging experience in Canada
|
Details
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$76,553
|
Union des consommateurs
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The potential death of wireline telephony: What this could mean for Canadian consumers
|
Details
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$176,700
|
Warehouse to home: The evolution of the online marketplace
|
Details
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$199,875
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