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Direct agreement

Under the Ontario CPA, an agreement negotiated and signed at a place other than the supplier's place of business — most commonly the consumer's home. Direct agreements carry a 10-day cooling-off right.

The CPA's direct-agreement category is what captures the typical door-to-door HVAC, water heater, heat pump, and air filtration sale. The legal characterisation matters: direct agreements have stricter disclosure and cancellation requirements than agreements signed at the supplier's premises.

Many homeowners do not realise their kitchen-table contract was a 'direct agreement' until they understand what that label means under the CPA.

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