CASL
CASL – Government Suspends Private Right of Action
The Government of Canada published today an Order in Council P.C. 2017-0580, indefinitely suspending the effective date of the private right of action under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). The Precis for the Order in Council explains that purpose of the Order is to delay the coming into force date of the private right of action […] Read more
Last minute reprieve as feds suspend controversial private right of action provision in CASL
CASL Enforcement Decision – Sending Messages Without Consent or Prescribed Formalities (March 9, 2017)
On March 9, 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission issued a Compliance and Enforcement Decision imposing a $15,000 penalty on an individual for violating Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation by sending commercial electronic messages without consent from the recipients and without prescribed formalities. This CRTC’s decision provides insight into CRTC’s approach to assessing administrative monetary penalty […] Read more
Rogers Media Inc. agrees to pay $200,000 for allegedly violating CASL
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that Rogers Media Inc. has paid $200,000 as part of an undertaking to resolve alleged violations of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL). It was alleged that Rogers Media failed to comply with various requirements of CASL, which mostly relate to the unsubscribe requirements. For instance, it is alleged […] Read more
Canada: CRTC must be ‘transparent’ following Porter undertaking
Gerard Pitt, Canada: CRTC must be ‘transparent’ following Porter undertaking, DataGuidance, July 2, 2015. Read more
Porter Airlines agrees to pay $150,000 for alleged violations of CASL
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that airline company Porter Airlines Inc. agreed to pay $150,000 as part of an undertaking for alleged violations of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL). It is reported that once made aware of the investigation by the CRTC, the airline company was cooperative and immediately took corrective actions to comply […] Read more
Loi canadienne anti-pourriel: une première entreprise sanctionnée
Auteure: Isabel Poirier Étudiante au cours de DRT6929E Par communiqué officiel émis le 5 mars au matin, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC) annonçait avoir émis un procès-verbal de quatre violations à la Loi canadienne anti-pourriel (la «Loi») à l’entreprise québécoise Compu-Finder. Selon le communiqué, l’enquête du CRTC a révélé que […] Read more
CASL: Already 85 000 complaints filed at the CRTC
CASL, the new Canadian Anti-Spam Law came into force on July 1st. CASL is enforced by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the Competition Bureau and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. CASL regulates all commercial electronic messages (or “CEM”), which are messages that include among their purposes, the encouragement of participation in a commercial activity. […] Read more
Loi canadienne anti-pourriel : près de 85 000 plaintes
Radio-Canada, Loi canadienne anti-pourriel : près de 85 000 plaintes, RDI économie, 29 août 2014. Read more
La loi antipourriel : panique et coûts importants
Sentiment de panique, factures de plusieurs dizaines de milliers de dollars: la nouvelle loi antipourriel déstabilise le milieu des affaires depuis le 1er juillet. Explications avec une avocate… Avec sa mise en vigueur, la loi fédérale prévoit des amendes de 10 millions $ pour les entreprises et de 1 million $ pour les membres de […] Read more