US EditionQuebec Justice Minister Tables Bill to Restrict 'Parasite' Ticket Resellers
The bill requires resale platforms to disclose ticket details, bans transfer fees, and mandates clear subscription cancellation options, protecting both consumers and the entertainment industry.
- On Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled a bill at the Quebec legislature in Quebec City to crack down on online ticket resales and regulate subscription services.
- Jolin-Barrette argued ticket resellers are `parasites` who harm Quebec artists and leave creators without resale profits, while Quebec stopped short of the U.K. government’s recent ban on above-face-value resales.
- The bill requires resale platforms to display clear notices as resellers, flag mixed primary and resale tickets simultaneously, disclose exact seat details and last owner, and bar prices above the official seller's without producer consent.
- If an event is cancelled, producers must notify official sellers and authorized resellers, who then promptly inform consumers; the bill also mandates a one-click "cancel" button for subscriptions.
- Option consommateurs' lawyer Sara Eve Levac said buyers can be misled by resale sites that mimic official sellers, and advocates note the bill tightens protections amid class-action lawsuits against resale sites.
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Quebec to tighten consumer protection around ticket resales, subscription renewals
Quebec is moving to crack down on ticket scalping and hidden subscription renewals with a new bill tabled Tuesday by Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette that would overhaul key sections of the province’s Consumer Protection Act.
Bill 10 seeks, among other things, to impose greater transparency on ticket dealers and to protect against abusive practices.
Quebec Justice Minister Tables Bill to Restrict Ticket Resellers
The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services. The new legislation would require ticket resellers to make clear that they are not the official seller and that consumers may find cheaper tickets from the original vendor. Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette calls ticket resellers “parasites” who hurt artists. The province already has legislation forbidding reseller…
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