1. Production and Labelling of Apparel and Textiles - Regulations in Canada -

2. The Apparel Industry Apparel industries have been developing for many centuries. Textiles and clothing changed course from handmade garments to mass-produced, ready-to-wear garments due to the Industrial Revolution - Fashion, Mary Wolfe

3. Mechanized textile mills are able to make fabrics of better quality and less time Today, more than 10 percent of all world business is related to clothing. Textile and apparel production is the largest industry in many nations - Fashion, Mary Wolfe

4. Trade Associations Are groups that promote or further the interests of a certain industry or trade. They set industry standards and allow communication among their members Lobby to the government for laws that help their industry to the public ◦For example, Canadian Apparel Federation

5. The Competition Bureau, as an independent law enforcement agency, ensures that Canadian businesses and consumers prosper in a competitive and innovative marketplace. Canadian Labelling Regulations

6. product attributes and the manner in which apparel products are sold in the marketplace are governed by law protects consumers against fraud provides a level playing field for manufacturers and retailers. http://www.tssa.org/regulated/upholstered/default.asp http://www.apparel.ca/general_regulations.html

7. II. Objectives of the Textile Labelling Act & the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations to protect consumers against misrepresentation in the labelling and advertising of textile fibre products; to enable consumers to choose textiles on the basis of fibre content. http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb- bc.nsf/eng/01667.html#Prohibitions

8. Labelling Issues The major labelling issues are: Fibre Content labelling Care Labelling Dealer Identity and Country of Origin

9. http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/eng/ca02009.html Care labels: