Category Archives: Sectors – Telecommunications

October 5, 2021

Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL): Common Consent Request Related Errors

Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL), which is one of the strictest anti-spam law regimes in the world, applies to commercial electronic messages (CEMs) that encourage participation in a commercial activity. While CASL was enacted more than seven years ago, there remain several common misperceptions relating … Read the rest of this entry »

October 5, 2021

CASL Checklists & Precedents: Common Business-Related Exemptions & Implied Consent

Do you need checklists and precedents to help your company or organization comply with some of the common business-related exemptions and categories of implied consent under Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL)? Our firm offers many types of precedents/forms to help companies, associations, other types of … Read the rest of this entry »

September 21, 2021

Common Misperceptions Between Implied Consent and Exemptions Under CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Law)

Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL), which is one of the strictest spam law regimes in the world, applies to commercial electronic messages (CEMs) that encourage participation in a commercial activity. CEMs are defined broadly as electronic messages with a purpose to encourage participation in a … Read the rest of this entry »

September 5, 2021

CASL Checklist & Precedents: Documenting Consent & Scrubbing Mailing Lists

Do you need checklists and precedents to help your company or organization comply with the documenting consent and scrubbing e-mail distribution list requirements under Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL)? Our firm offers many types of precedents/forms to help companies, associations, other types of organizations and … Read the rest of this entry »

August 5, 2021

CASL Precedents: CASL Corporate Compliance Program

Do you need corporate compliance program to help your company or organization comply with Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL)? Our firm offers many types of precedents/forms to help companies, associations, other types of organizations and individuals comply with CASL, including our CASL Corporate Compliance Program … Read the rest of this entry »

July 28, 2021

Recent Digital Deceptive Marketing Enforcement Under the Competition Act

Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses recent digital deceptive marketing enforcement by the Competition Bureau (Bureau) under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34. The Update includes key aspects of recent enforcement by … Read the rest of this entry »

July 7, 2021

New Competition Bureau Compliance Bootcamp Video: Avoiding Deceptive Marketing

The Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently began posting new Compliance Bootcamp compliance videos.  In this regard, on July 7, 2021 the Bureau posted its Avoiding Deceptive Marketing Compliance Bootcamp video. This compliance video sets out guidance to avoid engaging in deceptive marketing practices, including making false … Read the rest of this entry »

March 30, 2021

Canadian CRTC Imposes Record $75,000 Penalty on Individual in CASL (Anti-Spam Law) Consent Case

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 »