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==Cancelling a future performance contract== | ==Cancelling a future performance contract== | ||
You must be given a copy of the contract within 15 days after you sign it. If the copy you get doesn’t have all the things that the ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/04002_04#part4_division1 Business Practices & Consumer Protection Act]'' requires, mentioned earlier, then you have up to a year to cancel it. Consumer Protection BC has information and cancellation forms to complete and send to the business. | You must be given a copy of the contract within 15 days after you sign it. If the copy you get doesn’t have all the things that the ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/04002_04#part4_division1 Business Practices & Consumer Protection Act]'' requires, mentioned earlier, then you have up to a year to cancel it. [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/ Consumer Protection BC] has information and [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/consumers-other-businesses-home/how-can-we-help/future-performance-contracts cancellation forms] to complete and send to the business. | ||
==Continuing services contracts== | ==Continuing services contracts== | ||
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If you cancel because of a significant change in your personal situation, you can get a pro-rated refund based on how much of the service you’ve used, minus 30% to cover the seller’s costs. If you cancel because the seller’s services changed, you can get a pro-rata refund without any deduction. | If you cancel because of a significant change in your personal situation, you can get a pro-rated refund based on how much of the service you’ve used, minus 30% to cover the seller’s costs. If you cancel because the seller’s services changed, you can get a pro-rata refund without any deduction. | ||
The website for Consumer Protection BC has information and cancellation forms to complete and send to the business. These can be helpful for those who want to cancel a contract. | The website for [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/ Consumer Protection BC] has [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/component/content/article/154-other-businesses/1025-cancelling-a-continuing-service-contract information and cancellation forms] to complete and send to the business. These can be helpful for those who want to cancel a contract. | ||
==Direct sales contracts== | ==Direct sales contracts== | ||
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==What happens if the seller doesn’t give you a refund?== | ==What happens if the seller doesn’t give you a refund?== | ||
If you try to cancel a future performance contract, including a continuing services contract, or a direct sales contract, and you don’t get a refund, contact Consumer Protection BC for more information and possible next steps. | If you try to cancel a future performance contract, including a continuing services contract, or a direct sales contract, and you don’t get a refund, contact [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/ Consumer Protection BC] for [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/consumers-other-businesses-home/help-for-consumers-enforcement-actions more information] and possible next steps. | ||
==What is a time-share?== | ==What is a time-share?== | ||
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==Can you cancel a time-share contract?== | ==Can you cancel a time-share contract?== | ||
BC’s Real Estate Development Marketing Act states that if you sign the contract in BC, you can back out of the contract by cancelling within 7 days. This applies whether the time-share relates to property in or outside of BC. But—and this is very important—if you sign a contract outside of BC, for example in Mexico for a Mexican time-share, BC’s Real Estate Development Marketing Act does not apply. Instead, the contract will be dealt with by the law of the country or province the contract was signed in. | BC’s ''[http://bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/04041_01 Real Estate Development Marketing Act]'' states that if you sign the contract in BC, you can back out of the contract by cancelling within 7 days. This applies whether the time-share relates to property in or outside of BC. But—and this is very important—if you sign a contract outside of BC, for example in Mexico for a Mexican time-share, BC’s ''[http://bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/04041_01 Real Estate Development Marketing Act]'' does not apply. Instead, the contract will be dealt with by the law of the country or province the contract was signed in. | ||
==More information== | ==More information== | ||