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  Did You Know Amendments to The Consumer Protection Act prohibit expiry dates on most retail gift cards and prohibit suppliers from charging inactivity fees that reduce the value of gift cards if they are not used within a certain period of time. Branches, Boards and Commissions Victims Services Branch610 - 1874 Scarth Street Victims Services improves the justice system's response to victims of crime by increasing public and professional understanding of victims' needs and by funding or delivering services to meet these needs. The legislative basis for the program is The Victims of Crime Act, 1995. A victim is a person who has suffered harm such as:
from an act that is in violation of criminal laws. The Victims Services Program is funded solely through provincial and federal surcharge revenue. Offenders pay a surcharge over and above any other punishment imposed upon them. A provincial surcharge is imposed automatically on all provincial offences, except for parking offences. A federal surcharge may be imposed, at the judge's discretion, on any offences contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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