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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 6 Minutes Read January 2, 2018

Standing committee released its report on Canada's Anti-Spam Law

According to Micheal Geist, Professor of Law Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law Faculty of Law, Common Law Section Centre for Law, Technology and Society, "the committee has asked the government for a detailed response to the report, which should be forthcoming in the spring. The government can be expected to fully support the enforcement recommendations, but retain flexibility on the recommendations for further clarification

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Business, Finance and Accounting, Privacy / Anti-spam, Canada’s Anti-spam Law, CASL, commercial electronic message, CRTC, Electronic Commerce Protection Act, express or implied consent, privacy

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read October 9, 2015

Canada’s anti-spam regulator continues to issue advisories, hunt for infringers: key messages for business

crtc-anti-spam-faqsThis fall, more than a year after Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force, it is abundantly clear that the regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, is taking its new responsibilities very seriously.
In the latest developments, the CRTC recently issued an Enforcement Advisory and further Guidance on Implied Consent.
The CRTC’s message is loud and clear − it will impose penalties, regardless of good intentions.

The latest guidance

In addition to its active enforcement investigations, the CRTC continues to publish advisories and guidance on CASL compliance. On September 4, 2015, the CRTC issued two key documents, an Enforcement Advisory for the Professional Training Service Industry and Guidance on Implied Consent.
The Enforcement Advisory for the Professional Training Service Industry notes that the CRTC has observed businesses are sending commercial electronic messages (CEMs) to email lists gathered from publicly available websites. The CRTC reinforces that the publication … Continue reading “Canada’s anti-spam regulator continues to issue advisories, hunt for infringers: key messages for business”

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / Canada's anti-spam legislation, CASL, CEM policies and procedures, CRTC, express or implied consent, sending commercial electronic messages, unsubscribe requests, “unsubscribe” mechanism

By Maanit Zemel | 3 Minutes Read May 30, 2014

Canada’s anti-spam legislation – What is the regulator thinking?!

With only five weeks left before Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation's (CASL) main requirements come into force, one of CASL’s regulators, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has released a series of much anticipated “FAQs” .

Article by Maanit Zemel / Business, Information Technology, Not for Profit, Privacy / Canada's anti-spam legislation, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, CASL, CEMs, commercial electronic messages, CRTC, Directors and officers liability, electronic address, Email service providers, express or implied consent, facebook, FAQs, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, social media, twitter, valid consent, Yahoo, “unsubscribe” mechanism

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