Under Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) not only may a corporation that fails to comply be liable to pay a monetary penalty but personal liability may also arise. Section 31 provides that "An officer, director, agent or mandatary...more
By way of an Order in Council dated June 2, 2017, the government of Canada has indefinitely delayed the coming into force of the private right of action under Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL)....more
There are few businesses who would disagree that Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) is complex and can be confusing. Core prohibitions are extremely broad but equally are exclusions that were put in place by Industry Canada to...more
Over two years after the enactment of Canada’s anti-spam legislation, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued its first decision on the law, with a particular focus on the consent...more
The CRTC released a compliance and enforcement decision, CRTC 2016-428, October 26, 2016, in which it found that Blackstone Learning Corp. committed nine violations of paragraph 6(1)(a) of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation...more
On July 1, 2014, the central provisions of the Canadian Anti-Spam Law (“CASL”) came into force. These provisions generally prohibit the sending of a Commercial Electronic Message (“CEM”) without a recipient’s express consent,...more
Over the last year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has been active in its enforcement actions under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). As shown by the following summary of...more
As expected, since Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) came into force, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has been actively enforcing CASL’s anti-spam provisions. In 2015, the CRTC...more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is one of the key enforcement authorities in respect of Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL). CASL is broader than mere regulation of commercial electronic...more
Canadian registered charities seeking to comply with Canada’s new anti-spam law (CASL) recently received some disappointing news. CASL is a very complex law and many important issues remain ambiguous and uncertain. Several...more