Consumer watchdog alleges Quebec-based ticket reseller violated the law [Video]

A Quebec-based reselling website illegally sold tickets to consumers at inflated prices, the province’s consumer protection watchdog said on Wednesday. 

The watchdog, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC), issued a news release saying that it had issued 26 statements of offence to Billets.ca and its president, Éric Bussières. 

The offences are for illegally reselling tickets to shows at higher prices than the official vendor and for selling tickets that Billets.ca didn’t have in its possession. 

The OPC alleged that Billets.ca committed the offences between November 2022 and September 2023. 

Billets.ca has not yet issued a plea and a spokesperson declined to comment, but, if convicted, the company could be fined between $2,000 and $100,000 for each offence. The president could be fined between $600 and $15,000 for …