Aviator

The systems in BC are not that different to the UK. There are lawyers (who from my experience are half the price of the UK) as well as small claims court. For employment related grievances the Employment Standards Branch will investigate complaints and compliance if a breech is discovered as well as WCB for safety issues and the BBB. I would say there are at least the same if not more avenues of redress in BC than the UK.

You will find shoddy service, workmanship and scam artists the world over. I recall bogus workman calling on my grandmother (in the UK) trying to get money to fix her roof (which was perfectly OK) and another who has some 'asphalt left over from the motorway' who wanted to do her drive. In the UK I took someone to court, got a judgment, which could not be effectively enforced because of a weak system.

'The real hustle' on TV is about hustlers in the UK, they are everywhere.

JonboyE

By tax, do you mean WCB? If so, is is very easy to check if a contractor has WCB coverage before yo give them a job.

Aviator

In fact if you hire a contractor you should check that they have WCB coverage. If they don't the homeowner or their insurer is on the hook for any work related claims.

Griff

No, sorry for any confusion - by tax I meant we paid someone to submit our tax returns

Yoong

You can send in T1 Adjustment Request or write to CRA for reassessment
of your tax returns for that particular calendar year.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t1-adj/README.html

Yoong