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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 Maanit Zemel | 3 Minutes Read July 20, 2015

CASL one year later – Lessons learned

On July 1, 2015, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) celebrated its one year anniversary. How has CASL been enforced during its first year and what lessons can be learned from its enforcement?

Article by Maanit Zemel / Business, Privacy / B2B communications, Business-to-Business, Canada's anti-spam legislation, CASL, CASL compliance, CASL compliance policy, commercial electronic message, CRTC, enforcement by the CRTC, risk management, unsubscribe requests, violation of CASL, “unsubscribe” mechanism

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 5 Minutes Read July 2, 2014

Canada's anti-spam legislation – Information bulletin CRTC 2014-326

On June 19, 2014, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) published Compliance and Enforcement Information Bulletin CRTC 2014-326. The information bulletin provides guidelines to help businesses and their employees develop corporate compliance programs in order to comply with the rules of CASL that came into force on July 1st, 2014. Although July 1 has passed, it is never to late to take appropriate measures to comply.

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