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Category Archives: Compliance
A Few Interesting Telecom, Competition, Privacy and Regulatory Law Developments
A few interesting telecom, competition, privacy and regulatory law developments caught my eye today including: The Acting Chairman of the CRTC delivered remarks to the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto on competition in the telecom sector, proposed small telecom ownership rule changes, caps in the … Read the rest of this entry »
CRTC Addresses Senate Standing Committee: Proposed Telecom Foreign Ownership Rule Changes, Do Not Call List Funding and Public Consultations
On May 30, 2012, CRTC officials (Senior General Counsel, John Keogh and General Counsel, Telecommunications, Christianne Laizner) appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications commenting on CRTC aspects of Bill C-38. Bill C-38, omnibus legislation that has completed second reading and been … Read the rest of this entry »
CRTC Issues Do Not Call List Status Report
On May 29, 2012, the CRTC issued an updated Do Not Call List (DNCL) Status Report current to April 30, 2012. According to the CRTC, about 10,700,000 telephone and fax numbers are currently registered on the DNCL, it has received a total of 542,991 telemarketing … Read the rest of this entry »
Advertising Law Events: ASC Seminar: “To Disclaim or Not and How? – Very Big Questions!”
Advertising Standards Canada (ASC) will be hosting an upcoming seminar on the rather hot topic (if only to advertising law geeks) of disclaimers in Toronto on June 12, 2012. From the ASC: “Disclaimers are not an afterthought. In today’s climate they must be top of … Read the rest of this entry »
Conferences: Canadian Institute: “Managing Legal Risks in Running Online Contests”
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada). These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »
A Few Interesting Advertising, Fraud and Regulatory Law Developments
The following are a few advertising and regulatory law developments that caught my eye today: CRTC publishes final regulations to regulate loud television commercials: CRTC moves a step closer to making loud TV ads a thing of the past Slaw.ca posted an interesting note by … Read the rest of this entry »
Telemarketing Update: Federal Government Announces Proposed New Financing of Do Not Call List (Telemarketing) Investigations
On April 29, 2012, the Federal Government announced proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act that, if passed, would allow the CRTC to recover the cost of Do Not Call List investigations and enforcement efforts directly from the telemarketing industry in the form of fees. In … Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. FTC Negotiates $15.5 Million Settlement in Alleged Deceptive Prize Promotion Scheme
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada). These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »
