The Consumers’ Association of Canada founded in 1947 is an independent

Independent business

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, not-for-profit, volunteer-based, Canadian

Canada

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 charitable organization

Charitable organization

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. Based nationally in Ottawa

Ottawa

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 with regional branches in Montreal

Montreal

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, Saskatoon

Saskatoon

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, Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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 and Vancouver

Vancouver

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, the organization focuses on the social problems of food

Food

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 distribution and health

Health

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, trade

Trade

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, standards, and communications and financial

FINANCIAL

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 services.

Their aim is to raise consumer awareness of marketplace issues, and to facilitate government and industrial coordination to tackle marketplace difficulties.

Isabel Atkinson

Isabel Atkinson

Isabel Atkinson was an English born Canadian women's rights activist, sociologist and philanthropist who became president of the Consumers’ Association of Canada....

served as national president from 1956 to 1960 .