Tag Archives: Toronto advertising lawyer

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 22, 2021

The Competition Bureau’s 2021 Fraud Prevention Month Priorities

Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) 2021 Fraud Prevention Month Priorities. The Update provides an overview of civil and criminal misleading advertising enforcement under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, … Read the rest of this entry »

January 25, 2021

New Competition Bureau Guidance for Performance Claims and Influencer Marketing In Canada

Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses new Competition Bureau guidance in relation to performance claims under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34 (Competition Act). The update includes a general overview of the … Read the rest of this entry »

November 1, 2020

Canadian Contest Precedents to Run Common Types of Contests/Sweepstakes in Canada

Are you planning to run a contest/sweepstakes in Canada to promote your business (or a client’s business) and need sophisticated Canadian legal precedents? I have developed a number of legal precedents and forms for running common types of promotional contests in Canada, excluding Quebec (commonly … Read the rest of this entry »

May 16, 2020

Destination Marketing Contests: Key Considerations as COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Ease

A marketing law trend that is recently emerging in my practice has been increased demand to work on destination marketing promotional contests (i.e., contests promoting trips, vacations and adventures to particular destinations – both in Canada and internationally). This may seem counterintuitive given the current … Read the rest of this entry »