Category Archives: CRTC

A Few Interesting Advertising, Fraud and Regulatory Law Developments

The following are a few advertising and regulatory law developments that caught my eye today: CRTC publishes final regulations to regulate loud television commercials: CRTC moves a step closer to making loud TV ads a thing of the past Slaw.ca posted an interesting note by … Read the rest of this entry »

Telemarketing Update: Federal Government Announces Proposed New Financing of Do Not Call List (Telemarketing) Investigations

On April 29, 2012, the Federal Government announced proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act that, if passed, would allow the CRTC to recover the cost of Do Not Call List investigations and enforcement efforts directly from the telemarketing industry in the form of fees. In … Read the rest of this entry »

Anti-spam Law: Federal Government Launches New Anti-spam Glossary at www.fightspam.gc.ca

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

Anti-spam Law: Federal Government Launches New Anti-spam Quiz

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

Anti-spam Law: Federal Privacy Commissioner’s Office Publishes New Anti-spam Legislation Resources

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

Telemarketing Update: 85 Companies Face CRTC Telemarketing Enforcement Action

Earlier this week, the federal CRTC announced that it has taken sweeping enforcement steps against 85 companies for breaching Canada’s telemarketing rules. In making the announcement, the CRTC said: “Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) concluded a five-month investigation and took enforcement action … Read the rest of this entry »

CRTC Publishes Final Anti-spam Act Regulations

On March 28, 2012, the CRTC published its final Regulations under the Anti-spam Act (see: Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations (CRTC)). The CRTC Regulations prescribe the form and content requirements to be included in “commercial electronic messages” or “CEMs” for the Anti-spam Act (for our earlier … Read the rest of this entry »

Do Not Call List Update: CRTC Imposes $24,000 AMP Against Quebec Telemarketing Company

On March 23, 2012, the CRTC announced that it had imposed a $24,000 administrative monetary penalty against Quebec telemarketing company Les Aliments S.R.C. Inc. for calling consumers registered on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) and failure to pay registration fees to the National … Read the rest of this entry »