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Ch.1 - What is the primary legislation governing Ontario's
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retail automotive sector? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002
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see 1.04 |\
Ch.1 - Which body or agency enforces the MVDA?
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a. Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
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b. TADA
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c. OMVIC
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d. Automotive Business School of Canada - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔c. OMVIC |\ |\
see 1.04 |\
Ch.1 - List three functions carried out by OMVIC. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any three of the following:
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- Administers and enforces the MVDA
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,- Inspects dealers
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- Maintains a complaint line for consumers
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- Conducts investigations
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- Conducts disciplinary hearings
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-Conducts prosecutions |\
- Administers the Compensation Fund
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see 1.07 |\
Ch.1 - How many people compose OMVIC's Board of
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Directors? Of these, how many represent the industry and
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how many represent the consumers? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Twelve total, nine dealers and three
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consumer reps |\
see 1.07 |\
Ch.1 - Briefly explain the "Transaction Fee Program." -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Under the transaction fee
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program, dealers are required to remit $10 for each
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vehicle sold or leased (including fleet and "as is"
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transactions) to OMVIC. These funds are remitted |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
annually with the dealer's registration renewal fee.
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,see 1.08
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Ch.1 - True of False: Under the Transaction Fee Program,
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dealers are required to remit $10 (to OMVIC) for each
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retail vehicle sold or leased. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔True
see 1.08
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Ch.1 - True or False: The transaction fee can be passed
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along to the customer. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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see 1.08
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Ch.1 - What information is OMVIC required to make
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available to the public? |\ |\ |\
a. A dealer's business name, address and phone number
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b. A Salesperson's name
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c. Any proposal to refuse to renew, suspend or revoke the
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registration of a dealer or a salesperson |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. All of the
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above
, see 1.12 |\
Ch.1 - Should OMVIC determine a dealer's advertising to
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be false or misleading, what powers does OMVIC have to
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stop or correct it? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔OMVIC may
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issue an order requiring the dealer to cease publication
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and/or issue a retractions or correction.
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see 1.12 |\
Ch.1 - If an order is used to stop or correct false
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advertising, for how long may the dealer need to seek |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
OMVIC's pre-approval for future advertising? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Up to two years |\ |\ |\ |\
see 1.09 |\
Ch.1 - List two possible situations which could result in
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OMVIC applying to a court to appoint a receiver and
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manager to assume temporary control of a dealership. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔This action might be taken: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- If there has been an investigation
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- If the dealership is about to fail
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- If OMVIC is proposing to revoke a registration
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- If a freeze order is about to be made
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