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While most consumer and credit law is under provincial jurisdiction, a number of provisions in the federal [http://canlii.ca/t/7vdv ''Competition Act''] may help consumers, although some of these overlap with the provincial [http://canlii.ca/t/84mr ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act'']. As with the provincial legislation, the relevance of the ''Competition Act'' to consumer problems is two-fold: | While most consumer and credit law is under provincial jurisdiction, a number of provisions in the federal [http://canlii.ca/t/7vdv ''Competition Act''] may help consumers, although some of these overlap with the provincial [http://canlii.ca/t/84mr ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act'']. As with the provincial legislation, the relevance of the ''Competition Act'' to consumer problems is two-fold: | ||
* A seller may be prosecuted for violations of the ''Competition Act''.
| * A seller may be prosecuted for violations of the ''Competition Act''.
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