WINNIPEG – If you get a gift card, you will now have longer to use it without it losing value.
Starting Tuesday inactivity fees will no longer be allowed on mall gift cards purchased in Manitoba.
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Mall gift cards could previously be subject to inactivity fees if they weren’t used for 12 consecutive months.
A business could face a fine of between $1,000 and $5,000 if it doesn’t comply. The fines jump to between $5,000 to $20,000 for a corporation.
Expiry dates on other gift cards were previously banned in the province, except if the card is for a specific good or service or was given away as free.
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