Council backs ban on door-to-door sales
Township council has joined a call to extend a ban on door-to-door sales in the energy sector to all home services.
At its June 7 meeting, Mapleton council supported a resolution from the Township of Wellington North calling on the provincial government to ban door-to-door sales in the entire home services sector, specifically sale or lease of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) equipment, water heaters, water filtration systems and other home energy related products and services.
The resolution states that despite a ban on door-to-door sales of electricity and natural gas contracts, Ontarians “continue to experience unsolicited, aggressive and misleading sales tactics at their door from people seeking to sell home energy products.”
The resolution states that agents acting for some companies “misrepresent their purpose and/or identity, often posing as utility inspectors and government agents needing to gain access to the homes of Ontarians.”
The resolution passed unopposed.
