The Producer
Toronto,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, June 28, 2011
Dear Original Poster:
It frustrates the heck out of me to see that this type of behaviour
is happening in our Country.
To take advantage of young people who have a dream is predatory and wicked. Events like these show absolutely no genuine interest in helping anyone but their owners.
Fortunately you have a path you can take to remedy this issue. The Ontario government does have a set of laws that protect consumers from unethical companies.
Filing a small claims court case will also help you to recover some, if not all, of your hard earned dollars. The law is quite clear on refunds. The law trumps ANY document you may have signed agreeing to forfeit refunds. If a contract is not lawful, meaning it goes against existing legislation, it is deemed null and void on it's face and may not be used against you.
Please refer to the Ontario Consumer Protection Act: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_02c30_e.htm
If you decide to file a case in small claims court here is the CMTC office information you will need to file your claim:
CMTC
291 Front Street
Belleville, Ontario
K8N-2Z6
Phone: 613.967.5972
Fax: 613.967.1544
[email protected]
http://www.cmtc.ca
This is why the government has consumer protections in place.
As a producer in the film and television industry for over 20 years
in Canada I have to say that this is an "Event", or in this case, a "Non Event"
I have NEVER heard of, so buyers beware!
Best of luck.