Category Archives: Advertising Law

CRTC Publishes Final Anti-spam Act Regulations

On March 28, 2012, the CRTC published its final Regulations under the Anti-spam Act (see: Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations (CRTC)). The CRTC Regulations prescribe the form and content requirements to be included in “commercial electronic messages” or “CEMs” for the Anti-spam Act (for our earlier … Read the rest of this entry »

Do Not Call List Update: CRTC Imposes $24,000 AMP Against Quebec Telemarketing Company

On March 23, 2012, the CRTC announced that it had imposed a $24,000 administrative monetary penalty against Quebec telemarketing company Les Aliments S.R.C. Inc. for calling consumers registered on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) and failure to pay registration fees to the National … Read the rest of this entry »

New Regulatory Law Books: Anti-corruption, Competition & Privacy

Anti-corruption: Anti-Corruption Regulation 2012 (including Canada) – GCR (March 2012) From GCR: “Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the fully revised and updated sixth edition of Anti-Corruption Regulation, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas … Read the rest of this entry »

Advertising & Fraud Update: Competition Bureau Announces Partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada

On March 22, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that as part of its March Fraud Prevention Month efforts, it was joining forces with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) to “warn potential immigrants to be wary of websites claiming to be, or to be affiliated with, … Read the rest of this entry »

Publications Update: CBA Competition Law Section Call for Submissions – James H. Bocking Memorial Award

The National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association has announced a call for submissions for its annual James H. Bocking Memorial Award. From the CBA: “The CBA National Competition Law Section James H. Bocking Award was established by the National Competition Law Section … Read the rest of this entry »

Privacy Update: ABA Teleconference: “APEC: Cross Border Privacy Rules Introduction and Spotlight on Canada”

The Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association has announced an interesting upcoming teleconference on APEC’s new Cross Border Privacy Rules System entitled “Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Cross Border Privacy Rules Introduction and Spotlight on Canada”.  The ABA’s teleconference will be held on April … Read the rest of this entry »

Competition Bureau Launches Little Black Book of Scams

On March 21, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that it had launched a new publication entitled: The Little Black Book of Scams. In making the announcement, as part of its March Fraud Prevention Month efforts, the Bureau said: “As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the … Read the rest of this entry »

Advertising Update: CRTC Finalizes Anti-spam Act Regulations

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 »