That is the model that has been adopted in Quebec for the Office de la protection du consommateur. A recent bill on planned obsolescence gives that body the ability to impose administrative monetary penalties directly.
I don't think that would give too much power to the office of the commissioner. Because of the spirit and the way the bill is designed, it gives non-compliant businesses multiple opportunities to comply with the act. The office of the commissioner's role includes providing information, but also establishing compliance agreements and having discussions with non-compliant companies to bring them into compliance with the act. It is really only as a last resort that the office of the commissioner should impose a monetary penalty. So I don't think we need to worry about that.