Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

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The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is a federal government body that oversees financial institutions’ compliance with consumer protection measures and promotes financial literacy among Canadians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal government agency
financial regulatory authority
abbreviation ACFC
FCAC
canImpose administrative monetary penalties on regulated entities
collaboratesWith Bank of Canada
Department of Finance Canada
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
provincial and territorial regulators on consumer protection issues
country Canada
employerType public sector
foundedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
hasChairperson Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
headedBy Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
headquartersLocation Ottawa
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
inception 2001
issues compliance decisions and enforcement actions
jurisdiction Canada
legalBasis Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mandate monitor and evaluate trends and emerging issues that may impact financial consumers
promote financial literacy among Canadians
protect financial consumers
supervise compliance with federal consumer protection measures in the financial sector
nativeName Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada
officialLanguage English
French
oversees banks in Canada
federal credit unions in Canada
federally regulated financial institutions in Canada
federally regulated insurance companies in Canada
trust and loan companies regulated at the federal level in Canada
parentOrganization Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
partOf Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: federal government of Canada
promotes financial literacy for Canadians
publishes guidance for financial institutions on consumer protection requirements
reports on consumer trends in financial services
regulates business practices of federally regulated financial institutions toward consumers
compliance with federal consumer provisions applicable to financial institutions
scope national
sector consumer protection
financial education
financial services regulation
supervises banks’ compliance with consumer protection provisions
payment card network operators’ compliance with applicable codes and regulations
topic consumer rights in financial services
financial literacy education in Canada
website https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency.html

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TD Bank regulatoryAuthority Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Rogers Bank regulatoryJurisdiction Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions cooperatesWith Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada nativeName Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada legalBasis Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada hasChairperson Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada headedBy Financial Consumer Agency of Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada regulator Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Finance portfolio (Canada) includesAgency Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Rogers credit cards regulator Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
this entity surface form: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)