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How to avoid employer liability under Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation

August 25, 2014 Stringer LLP Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Penalties and Fines, Privacy and Security

Your employee is on Facebook over her lunch break, when she notices that her friend’s brother is the President of a start-up that could likely use your company’s services. She retrieves his email address from Facebook and sends him an email from her company email account, looking to arrange a coffee meeting to catch up and perhaps talk business. This scenario is one of many vulnerabilities facing Canadian employers since the coming into force of the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation

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Canada’s anti-spam law: not as close as we thought?

May 14, 2012 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Industry Canada and the CRTC have prepared final spam regulations, but Industry’s are undergoing a second round of consultation. The minister has revised the estimated time: “the anti-spam legislation is expected to take effect next year”…

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Canada’s anti-spam law: it’s getting closer every day

November 28, 2011 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Privacy and Security

The latest info from Industry Canada has the new anti-spam legislation coming into force in early 2012. The consultation period is over, and the government will now finalize the regulations that organizations will have to follow.

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Government anti-spam website offers tips for businesses, organizations and individuals awaiting regulations

September 19, 2011 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Privacy and Security

The federal government has introduced a website dedicated to its new anti-spam law, the Electronic Commerce Protection Act. The website, Fightspam.gc.ca, describes the provisions of the law and its purposes, and outlines how organizations and individuals can make sure they abide by the law and protect themselves from spam and other electronic threats.

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Anti-spam bill receives royal assent

January 17, 2011 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Privacy and Security

The Anti-spam bill places restrictions on the type of unsolicited communications organizations can send. You will only be allowed to send commercial electronic messages if the recipient has given express or implied consent. A commercial electronic message is one whose purpose is “to encourage participation in a commercial activity”…

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