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Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read September 14, 2018

CASL enforcement: Recent trend

It can be relatively difficult to read the tea leaves in the CRTC’s approach to CASL enforcement, because there is little public record of those enforcement activities. This was noted by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, in its statutory review of the Act. However, what signs do exist suggest that enforcement activities are accelerating. In 2016 and 2017, the CRTC announced only one undertaking in a CASL proceeding. By contrast, in the first quarter of 2018, there have already been two.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Privacy / Anti-spam, Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), CASL enforcement, enforcement by the CRTC, privacy and security

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read September 22, 2014

Developing a corporate compliance program under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)

CASL is now in force

As of July 1st, individuals and organizations who send or receive commercial electronic messages (CEMs) in Canada must comply with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)’s anti-spam provisions. With CEMs being broadly defined, many organizations, including registered charities and not-for-profit organizations, are caught by CASL.

Guidelines to help organizations develop corporate compliance programs

On June 19, 2014, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued Compliance and Enforcement Information Bulletin CRTC 2014-326: Guidelines to help businesses develop corporate compliance programs (the “Compliance Guidelines”).
The Compliance Guidelines’ stated purpose is to provide general guidance and best practices on the development of organizational compliance programs to facilitate compliance with CASL as well as the CRTC’s Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules (the “Rules”).
The CRTC acknowledges in the Compliance Guidelines that no two organizations are the same and that every organization has different risks. As a result, compliance programs will vary … Continue reading “Developing a corporate compliance program under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)”

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Payroll, Privacy / >Compliance and Enforcement Information Bulletin CRTC 2014-326, administrative monetary penalties, Auditing and monitoring, Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, CEMs, commercial electronic messages, Compliant-handling system, corporate compliance program, Corrective (disciplinary) action, CRTC, CRTC's Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules, installation of computer programs, personal liability for directors and officers, private right of action, record keeping, risk assessment, training program, vicarious liability for employees’ actions, Written corporate compliance policy

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