Dealing with door-to-door sales

Description

Door-to-door salespeople sell everything from encyclopedias and magazines to home improvements. If a contract is signed, negotiated or concluded away from the seller’s usual place of business, it is considered a direct sale. This fact sheet lays out the licensing requirements for direct sales, what should be included in a contract, cancellation rights and how to cancel a contract, and warning signs to watch out for when dealing with direct sales.

Updated

October 1, 2022

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Dealing with door-to-door sales [October 2022]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Dealing with door-to-door sales [February 2019]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Dealing with door-to-door sales [November 2017]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Dealing with door-to-door sales [November 2016]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Dealing with door-to-door sales [June 2011]

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Title and publication information

Type

Fact Sheet

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Service Alberta

Publisher

Service Alberta

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic

Business and Industry

Resource Dates

Date Created

2009-04-01

Date Added

2016-07-11T22:15:17.146085

Date Modified

2022-10-01

Date Issued

2009-04-01

Audience information

Consumers General Public

Language

English (Canadian)

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Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

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Consumer Contact Centre

Contact Other

1-877-427-4088

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