Alberta’s services minister says the government is investigating reports of people breaching a provincial ban on door-to-door energy sales, misrepresenting themselves to get into residents’ homes. The ban took effect last month.
“Since Jan. 1, we’ve received 18 complaints about sales people misrepresenting themselves to get into a consumer’s home,” said Services Minister Stephanie McLean at an Edmonton HVAC operation Tuesday afternoon. “Currently we have 10 open investigations on selling door-to-door after the ban, sales people misrepresenting themselves to sell energy contracts, and going door to door under false pretenses to sell a banned item.
The Notley government implemented its door-to-door sales ban in response to over 1,000 independent complaints over misleading and high-pressure sales tactics by people going door-to-door for electricity companies. The ban includes the door-to-door sale of furnaces, natural gas and electricity energy contracts, water heaters, windows, air conditioners and energy audits.
“Since Jan. 1, we’ve received 18 complaints about sales people misrepresenting themselves to get into a consumer’s home,” said Services Minister Stephanie McLean at an Edmonton HVAC operation Tuesday afternoon. “Currently we have 10 open investigations on selling door-to-door after the ban, sales people misrepresenting themselves to sell energy contracts, and going door to door under false pretenses to sell a banned item.
The Notley government implemented its door-to-door sales ban in response to over 1,000 independent complaints over misleading and high-pressure sales tactics by people going door-to-door for electricity companies. The ban includes the door-to-door sale of furnaces, natural gas and electricity energy contracts, water heaters, windows, air conditioners and energy audits.
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