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Canada’s Anti-spam Law

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read September 14, 2017

Canada’s anti-spam law is hurting MSPs

The Canadian Government wants to cut down on the number of spam people receive. This is a good thing, right? However, the way they’ve gone about doing this is hurting businesses.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / Canada’s Anti-spam Law, CASL, marketing strategy

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read July 20, 2016

Private right of action under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL)

As of July 1, 2017, individuals and organizations will be entitled to institute a "private right of action" before the courts against those that contravene certain provisions of Canada's Anti-Spam Law ("CASL"). In the event of a contravention of the message rules in CASL, a monetary penalty up to a maximum of $1,000,000 per day may be imposed. This private right of action should be taken seriously right now. From this perspective and building on previous publications, this bulletin discusses this new mechanism.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Not for Profit, Privacy / Canada’s Anti-spam Law, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, CASL, compensatory damages, CRTC, non-compensatory damages, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, private right of action

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read September 10, 2014

Anti-spam compliance and messaging through social media

What are the implications of Canada’s Anti-spam Law on use of social media to send messages?

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / Canada’s Anti-spam Law, CASL, CASL non-compliance, CASL Regulations, commercial electronic messages, CRTC, electronic address, electronic messages, implied consent, monetary penalties, private right of action, social media platform, Spam emails, The Canadian Radio-Television Commission, unsolicited mass advertisements for a product or service

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