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Today, the AMR (Quebec’s Association of Relationship Marketing) unveiled its first study asking Quebec marketing professional how well they know (or think they know) CASL (Canada’s Anti-Spam Law) and its compliance requirements. While the Canadian ministry, responsible for CASL, will soon respond to recommendations made by Parliament in the law’s first review and amendments, it […]
A negotiated fine Enterprise Rent-A-Car Canada Company, which manages the Enterprise, National, and Alamo car rental companies, has recently agreed to pay, to the Competition Bureau, a $1,25 million fine for sending emails containing misleading promotions, a practice covered by the Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL). The entire industry is targeted In its press release, the Bureau […]
The government must maintain and reinforce the application of the Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL), but it must also clarify vague notions of the Act and its regulations, as ascertained by the thirteen recommendations in the CANADA’S ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION: CLARIFICATIONS ARE IN ORDER. The report, recently published by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, […]
Following our testimony before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of the House of Commons, and the rich and numerous exchanges we had with members of Parliament during the question period, we published a brief containing a series of recommendations to be taken into account in their review process of the Canadian Anti-Spam […]
Speech delivered by Philippe Le Roux, President of Certimail, during his testimony before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology as part of the revision of the Canadian Anti-Spam Law. Introduction I want to thank the Committee for inviting me to testify today. Although not well covered by the media, the work of this committee […]
If you believe, like many do, that you still receive a lot of unsolicited messages (i.e., spam) in your inbox, you’re all hallucinating. At least this is what the Canadian Chamber of Commerce seemed to imply when it told members today, during the second revision session of CASL by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science […]
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology began yesterday their review of the Canadian Anti-Spam Law. The CRTC launched the presentation by addressing those key areas that are of concern to Parliamentary deputies. Little news has been made available to the public, but we’ve been on the watch and below you’ll […]
The CRTC announced that Ghassan Halazon has paid, as an individual, a fine of $10,000 to relieve himself of his responsibilities as CEO, in violations of the Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL) committed by the company he ran at the time. This is the first time a corporate executive has been fined, and there are several lessons to be learned. Enforcement of […]
Seven years after its approval by Parliament and three years after it came into force, a Canada-wide survey shows that businesses, small and large, are still confused about CASL compliance, the types of messages it regulates, and the means to protect oneself from fines and lawsuits. Canadian companies The study, which was conducted recently by […]
In the last 36 months, the CRTC received just over 922 262 complaints under CASL, representing more than 300,000 complaints a year! Demonstrating, that many Canadians support this legislation, and increasing continue to do so. As the chart above shows, the daily volume of complaints has been growing steadily for over a year, exceeding 1,000 […]
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