The province or territory must in order for a province or territory to be designated by the Governor in Council
- (a) demand, through their Lieutenant Governor in Council, the federal designation; and
- (b) enact legislative measures that safeguard recipients of payday advances and offer for the restriction regarding the cost that is total of under payday loan agreements.
In practical terms, to find a designation, the provincial/ territorial minister in charge of customer affairs writes towards the government Ministers of Justice and business and demands it. Associated their page, the province/territory offers