 |
CFA Recommends Best Practices to BC Government for
BC Franchises Act (Disclosure) Regulation
CFA recently submitted a formal report to the office of the Attorney General of British Columbia (BC) on recommended best practices for the regulations of BC's Franchises Act (Disclosure) Regulation. This submission is in response to the BC Government's stakeholder and public consultation on the development of the regulations to the recently passed Franchises Act.
PLEASE NOTE: This document is confidential and only for CFA members and governments.
Following the stakeholder and public consultation period, the BC government will begin to develop recommendations for the regulations of the Franchises Act. The regulations are expected to be based on the Uniform Law Conference of Canada's (ULCC) Disclosure Document Regulation, and the recommendations of the British Columbia Law Institute's draft Franchises Act (Disclosure) Regulation.
CFA's recommendations were developed by CFA's Legislation and Regulations Subcommittee of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee. The submission required the subcommittee to conduct an in-depth analysis of franchise legislation regulation on all five provinces that currently have franchise legislation, comparing them to the ULCC Model Franchises Act and Regulation and determining best practices for BC to adopt.
While CFA does not pro-actively advocate for franchise legislation, we are committed to working with governments as they develop and introduce legislation. In our consultations with government, CFA advocates for a uniform approach to franchise legislation across the country, balanced with best practices.
We will keep members apprised on BC franchise regulations through future advocacy alerts. To learn more about how CFA is working on your behalf in government relations and advocacy, contact Erica Kelsey, Director, Government Relations, at ekelsey@cfa.ca or call 416-695-2896 ext. 297.
|
|
|
|
|
|
