Jay Jackson and Christine Simpson
Consumers Council of Canada (CCC)
2019
Counterfeiting and piracy is a growing global problem, with negative impacts on legitimate business, middle class jobs, innovation, and consumer health and safety. The Consumers Council of Canada conducted a national consumer survey, held consumer focus groups, and formed an ad hoc stakeholder advisory committee to explore Canadian consumer attitudes towards counterfeit and pirated goods. This report presents the results of the research and recommends how business and governments can work with consumers and consumer organizations to respond to this problem. The report addresses attitudes and assumptions consumers have about counterfeit and pirated consumer goods, their expectations of governments and business to solve the problem, and what they think they need as tools to protect themselves in an environment that is difficult to police.
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OCA Funded ResearchThis research received funding support through the Office of Consumer Affairs' Contributions Program.
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