Category Archives: CRTC

New Competition Bureau Compliance Portal: Canadian Advertising/Marketing Law Compliance Guidance

In March 2023, Canada’s federal Competition Bureau (Bureau) launched a new competition law Compliance Portal (see: Consultation on new Compliance Portal). In making its announcement, the Bureau said that it launched its new Compliance Portal to help businesses stay on the right side of Canadian … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Telemarketer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Online Directory Scam

On April 28, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Terry Croteau, a Canadian telemarketer, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and to pay a fine of $1.28 million for running a fraudulent online directory scam (see: here). See also: 30 Months in … Read the rest of this entry »

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Relying on Old Aggregated Marketing Lists

CASL (FEDERAL ANTI-SPAM LAW) COMPLIANCE PRECEDENTS AND CHECKLISTS Do you need CASL precedents or checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law? In addition to our legal services, we offer lawyer-prepared CASL compliance precedents and checklists that identify key consent, disclosure and other requirements to send … Read the rest of this entry »

Running “Closed Loop” (Non-Public or Internal Company) Promotional Contests/Sweepstakes in Canada

A promotional contest law question we commonly receive is whether Canadian contest/sweepstakes laws  apply if a contest is only open to a company’s or other organization’s employees or personnel. These types of contests/sweepstakes are sometimes called “closed loop” contests or promotions because they are not … Read the rest of this entry »

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Incomplete Express Consent Requests

CASL (FEDERAL ANTI-SPAM LAW) COMPLIANCE PRECEDENTS AND CHECKLISTS Do you need CASL precedents or checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law? In addition to our legal services, we offer lawyer-prepared CASL compliance precedents and checklists that identify key consent, disclosure and other requirements to send … Read the rest of this entry »

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Non-Compliant “Friends and Family” Marketing Campaigns

CASL (FEDERAL ANTI-SPAM LAW) COMPLIANCE PRECEDENTS AND CHECKLISTS Do you need CASL precedents or checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law? In addition to our legal services, we offer lawyer-prepared CASL compliance precedents and checklists that identify key consent, disclosure and other requirements to send … Read the rest of this entry »

CASL Compliance Checklists: Documenting Consent and Scrubbing Mailing Lists

We offer CASL (Canadian anti-spam law) legal advice, including how to comply with its express and implied consent, sender identification and unsubscribe mechanism requirements. We also help clients with CASL compliance, due diligence, structuring and maintaining distribution lists and CASL compliance programs. In addition to … Read the rest of this entry »

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Failing to Update Electronic Distribution Lists

CASL (FEDERAL ANTI-SPAM LAW) COMPLIANCE PRECEDENTS AND CHECKLISTS Do you need CASL precedents or checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law? In addition to our legal services, we offer lawyer-prepared CASL compliance precedents and checklists that identify key consent, disclosure and other requirements to send … Read the rest of this entry »