Key Contracting And Sales Practice Changes Effective August 2026
The article discusses amendments to British Columbia’s Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA) that took effect in 2025, with additional key changes effective August 2026. It focuses on tightening consumer-protection rules around contracting and sales practices, including new restrictions related to how contracts are presented and sold to consumers.
If these BPCPA amendments tighten permitted sales/marketing, contract terms, or disclosure requirements for extended warranties or protection plans, AppleCare+ sales channels in BC could need updated scripts, pricing/fee disclosure, cancellation terms, and contract documentation. While it’s not explicitly about warranties/insurance for devices, it may increase compliance obligations for any device protection offering marketed as an add-on at checkout or via third-party retailers.
As detailed in a prior Fasken bulletin, BC Bill 4 passed into law important amendments to the BPCPA that took effect in 2025, including new restrictions on ...
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Canada
Region
The United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico
Discovered
5/24/2026
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English