OMVIC Chapter 1-18 questions and
answers
What |is |the |primary |legislation |governing |Ontario's |retail |automotive |sector? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Moter |Vehicle |Dealers |Act, |2002
Which |body |or |agency |enforces |MVDA? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |OMVIC
List |Three |Functions |carried |out |by |OMVIC |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |1) |Administers
|and |enforces |the |MVDA
2) |Inspects |dealers
3)Maintains |a |complaint |line |for |consumers |
4) |Conducts |investigations
5) |Conducts |disciplinary |hearings |
6) |Conducts |prosecutions |
7) |Administers |the |Compensation |Fund
How |many |people |compose |OMVICS |board |of |directors? |How |many |dealers |?
|How |many |consumers? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |12 |total
9 |dealer
3 |consumer
Briefly |explain |the |"Transactional |Fee |Program" |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Under |the
|transaction |fee |program |, |dealer |are |required |to |remit |$10 |for |each |vehicle
|sold |or |leased |(included |fleet |and |"as |is" |transactions |) |to |OMVIC. |These
|funds |are |remitted |annually |with |the |dealers |registration |renewal |fee.
, True |or |False: |The |transaction |fee |can |be |passed |along |to |the |customer? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |True
True |or |False: |Under |the |Transaction |Fee |Program, |dealers |are |required |to
|remit |$10 |(to |OMVIC) |for |each |retail |vehicle |sold |or |leased? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|True
What |information |is |OMVIC |required |to |make |available |to |the |public? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |1) |A |dealer's |business |name, |address |and |phone |number |
2) |A |salespersons |name |
3) |Any |proposal |to |refuse |to |renew, |suspend |or |revoke |the |registration |of |a
|dealer |or |salesperson
Should |OMVIC |determine |a |dealers |advertising |to |be |false |or |misleading, |what
|powers |does |OMVIC |have |to |stop |or |correct |it? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |OMVIC |may
|issue |an |order |requiring |the |dealer |to |cease |publication |and/or |issue |a
|retraction |or |correction
If |an |order |is |used |to |stop |or |correct |false |advertising, |for |how |long |may |the
|dealer |need |to |seek |OMVIC's |pre-approval |for |future |advertising? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Up |to |2 |years
List |two |possible |situations |which |could |result |in |OMVIC |applying |to |a |court
|to |appoint |a |receiver |and |manager |to |assume |temporary |control |of |a
|dealership. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |This |action |might |be |taken |if: |
1) |If |there |has |been |an |investigation |
2) |If |the |dealership |is |about |to |fail
answers
What |is |the |primary |legislation |governing |Ontario's |retail |automotive |sector? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Moter |Vehicle |Dealers |Act, |2002
Which |body |or |agency |enforces |MVDA? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |OMVIC
List |Three |Functions |carried |out |by |OMVIC |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |1) |Administers
|and |enforces |the |MVDA
2) |Inspects |dealers
3)Maintains |a |complaint |line |for |consumers |
4) |Conducts |investigations
5) |Conducts |disciplinary |hearings |
6) |Conducts |prosecutions |
7) |Administers |the |Compensation |Fund
How |many |people |compose |OMVICS |board |of |directors? |How |many |dealers |?
|How |many |consumers? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |12 |total
9 |dealer
3 |consumer
Briefly |explain |the |"Transactional |Fee |Program" |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Under |the
|transaction |fee |program |, |dealer |are |required |to |remit |$10 |for |each |vehicle
|sold |or |leased |(included |fleet |and |"as |is" |transactions |) |to |OMVIC. |These
|funds |are |remitted |annually |with |the |dealers |registration |renewal |fee.
, True |or |False: |The |transaction |fee |can |be |passed |along |to |the |customer? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |True
True |or |False: |Under |the |Transaction |Fee |Program, |dealers |are |required |to
|remit |$10 |(to |OMVIC) |for |each |retail |vehicle |sold |or |leased? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|True
What |information |is |OMVIC |required |to |make |available |to |the |public? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |1) |A |dealer's |business |name, |address |and |phone |number |
2) |A |salespersons |name |
3) |Any |proposal |to |refuse |to |renew, |suspend |or |revoke |the |registration |of |a
|dealer |or |salesperson
Should |OMVIC |determine |a |dealers |advertising |to |be |false |or |misleading, |what
|powers |does |OMVIC |have |to |stop |or |correct |it? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |OMVIC |may
|issue |an |order |requiring |the |dealer |to |cease |publication |and/or |issue |a
|retraction |or |correction
If |an |order |is |used |to |stop |or |correct |false |advertising, |for |how |long |may |the
|dealer |need |to |seek |OMVIC's |pre-approval |for |future |advertising? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Up |to |2 |years
List |two |possible |situations |which |could |result |in |OMVIC |applying |to |a |court
|to |appoint |a |receiver |and |manager |to |assume |temporary |control |of |a
|dealership. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |This |action |might |be |taken |if: |
1) |If |there |has |been |an |investigation |
2) |If |the |dealership |is |about |to |fail
