Option consommateurs

Option consommateurs

Formation	1983[1]
Type	Consumer organization
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Consumer advocacy
Headquarters	Montréal, Quebec, Canada[2]
Region served	Canada
Official language	English, French
Executive director	Éliane Hamel[3]
Website	www.option-consommateurs.org/en/

Option consommateurs is a non-profit consumer organization dedicated to promoting and defending the interests of Canadian consumers.^[4]

The organization was founded in 1983 and is based in Montréal. Its focus areas are energy, agri-food, financial services, privacy, and commercial practices.^[1]

Through the Éconologis program, an energy efficiency program for low-income households run by the Quebec government's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources,^[5] Option consommateurs has offered free visits to low-income households in Montréal, wherein consumers are given personalized advice to improve their energy consumption, as well as new electronic thermostats.^[6]

Objectives

To achieve its mission, Option consommateurs pursues four objectives:

• Promoting a respectful vision of socioeconomic rights and interests of consumers;
• Empowering consumers and promoting their independence by helping, informing and representing their interests to decision makers;
• Helping to balance the power between companies and consumers, and;
• Promoting equitable legal and contractual rules with regard to consumers and businesses, ensureing their implementation and their respect.^[1]

References

1. "Mission". Option consommateurs. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
2. "Contact Us". Option consommateurs. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
3. "Team". Option consommateurs. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
4. Option consommateurs - Accueil
5. "Éconologis". Government of Quebec. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
6. "Éconologis - A free program to save energy". Option consommateurs. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-22.