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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 Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read October 1, 2014

Marketing compliance news

E-commerce offers tremendous opportunities for non-profits. Large advertising budgets are no longer necessary to reach a broad audience. Volunteers can be more easily coordinated, charitable receipts issued relatively inexpensively, special events registration managed with far less human intervention required. This is all good news for non-profits. But along with this new e-reality have come new e-headaches.

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By Adam Gorley | 4 Minutes Read December 11, 2013

Industry Canada announces effective dates of anti-spam legislation

After three years of waiting, Industry Canada has finalized the Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations and set a date for Canada's anti-spam legislation to come into force. Canada's anti-spam legislation will be phased in over four years starting July 1, 2014—seven short months from now.

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