Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is a non-profit public interest law firm in Canada, with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. It serves to provide legal and research assistance to help consumer interests and public services. The organization has been around since 1976 and is headed by former Ottawa regional/city councillor Michael Janigan.
It represents consumer and advocacy groups in legal and regulatory proceedings, including telecommunications proceedings before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, utility pricing proceedings before the Ontario Energy Board, as well as airline regulation issues.
Public Interest Advocacy Centre is part of a coalition against controversial proposed copyright legislation in Canada known as Bill C-61.
 
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