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  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T15:54:33Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
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    "type": "grant",
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    "name": "The Public Interest Advocacy Centre: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/the-public-interest-advocacy-centre/",
    "summary": "65 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $4.4M with The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, 2006–2026.",
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    "text": [
      "Consumer Interest in the Financial Services, Grocery Retailing and Communications Sectors",
      "Development Project contributions are aimed at capacity building for consumer organizations. They fall into two categories:",
      "\"A Review of Restrictive Covenants and Grocery Competition in Canada\".",
      "To strengthen the Canadian consumer voice through a comprehensive strategic review that enhances organizational effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, financial sustainability, and long-term capacity to advocate for and protect consumer interests.",
      "Brokering a New Era of Consumer Education on Customs Duties and Customs Brokers",
      "The Canadian Consumer Initiative - Building Capacity in the Consumer Sector",
      "Consumer Liability Waivers - An Accident Waiting to Happen?",
      "The State of the Canadian Consumer - A Canadian Consumer Forum",
      "Consumer choice in telecommunications and broadcasting",
      "Dispute Resolution in Internal Trade Agreements",
      "The Consumer Interest in Securities Regulation: Do Consumers Benefit from a National Securities Regulator?",
      "Staying Neutral - Canadian Consumers and the Fight for Net Neutrality?",
      "Consumer Connect: A Restructuring Plan for PIAC",
      "Growth and Efficiency - Retooling the Organizational Blueprint",
      "Shopping for Consumer Protection: Current Jurisdictional Issues",
      "Unravelling webs of uncertainty: What an internet code could mean for Canadian consumers - The Public Interest Advocacy Centre will conduct in-depth research of the regulatory framework of Canada's Internet market. They will also compare Canada's regulations to those aboard to identify possible improvements to current consumer protection. Finally, they will explore the potential use and benefits of Canada having an internet code.",
      "No Consumer Left Behind, Part II: Is there a communications affordability problem in Canada?",
      "Transparency in Broadband Advertising to Canadian Consumers",
      "Collaboration de 3 groupes pour un seul enjeu : mieux protéger les consommateurs sur les enjeux financiers/bancaires/de paiements - PIAC Project Part",
      "Off the grid? Pinpointing Location-Based Technologies and the Law",
      "Pursestrings Attached: Towards a Financial Planning Regulatory Framework",
      "All Along the Watch Tower: A Review of the Canadian Consumer Debt Collection Industry",
      "The Privacy Box: Enabling Consumer Choice and Meaningful Consent in Online Privacy",
      "Deal of the Day? Consumer Protection in Online Group Buying Deals",
      "Customer Loyalty Programs - Are Rules Needed?",
      "No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Consumer Contracts and \"Free\" Services",
      "Lenders and consumers in Sub-Prime Lending: An Overview",
      "Data Breaches: Worth Noticing?",
      "Holding the purse Strings: Regulating Financial Planners",
      "No Consumer Left Behind: A Canadian Affordability Framework for Communications Services in a Digital Age",
      "Paying a Premium: Consumers and Mobile Premium Services",
      "All in the data family? Databses, Children and Prfiling",
      "Assessing the emergence of \"alternative\" currencies and legal risk: the consumer's perspective",
      "The Consumer Brief for Telecom Reform",
      "The Consumer Interest in Spectrum Auctions",
      "Consumers and Wireless Data Roaming Fees",
      "How to Pay the Piper: A Primer on Additional Charges to Consumers in Canada for Paper Billing",
      "Practice of Extra Charges in the Canadian Marketplace",
      "Selling Speed: Reforming Broadband Advertising Regulations in Canada",
      "\"The Canadian Consumer Initiative - The consumer Bill of Rights in the Telecommunication Sector\""
    ],
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        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ottawa–Vanier",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/35078-ottawa-vanier/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/innovation-science-and-economic-development-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ottawa Centre",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/35075-ottawa-centre/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-0XK789W12A",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"The Public Interest Advocacy Centre: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/the-public-interest-advocacy-centre/"
  }
}