The PPOCIR initiative is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council through a Partnership Development Grant.
The Academic Team
Principal Investigator
- Robert Kerton, Economics, University of Waterloo
Co-Applicants
- Ellen Goddard, Rural Economy and Food, University of Alberta
- Marie J. Lachance, Sciences de la consommation, Université Laval
- Geneviève Saumier. Law, McGill University
- Anindya Sen, Economics, University of Waterloo
- Kernaghan Webb. Faculty of Business, Ryerson University
- Anne Wilcock, Consumer Studies, University of Guelph
Collaborators
- Donica Belisle, History, Athabasca University
- Ida Berger, Marketing, Ryerson University
- Karen Duncan, Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba
- Vincent Gautrais, Droit de la sécurité et des affaires, Université de Montréal
- Michael Geist, Law, University of Ottawa
- Derek Ireland, Fellow, Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs, Carleton University
- Lesley Jacobs. Polictical Science, York University
- Simon Langlois, Sociology, Université Laval
- Avner Levin, Management, Ryerson University
- Sue L. T. McGregor, Professor Emerita, Mount Saint Vincent University
- Catherine Middleton, Business and Administrative Studies, Ryerson University
- Thiery Bourgoignie, Law, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Marina Pavlović, Law, University of Ottawa
Our Partners
Universities
- Ryerson University
- University of Waterloo
Government Organizations
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Canada, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
- Office de la protection du consommateur du Québec
- Ontario’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Consumer Non-Governmental Organizations
- Consumers Council of Canada
- Option consommateurs
- Public Interest Advocacy Centre
- Union des consommateurs
Private Sector Representatives
- CSA Group