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Category Archives: Consumer Protection
A Few Interesting Competition, Advertising & Regulatory Law Developments
A few interesting competition, advertising and regulatory law developments caught my eye today including: The Competition Bureau published its May Report of Concluded Merger Reviews including Glencore/Viterra (3 advance ruling certificates and 16 no action letters): Monthly Report of Concluded Merger Reviews – May. The … Read the rest of this entry »
Knock Knock, Who’s There – Door-to-Door Marketing
Tatiana Chabeaux-Smith (Consumer Protection BC – reprinted with permission) We have all had that knock at the door. You are usually just sitting down to dinner or are up to your elbows in dish water. You answer the door to find someone “just happens to … Read the rest of this entry »
Operating Promotional Contests in Canada – A Few Key Legal and Marketing Points – I
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 Competition, Advertising, Privacy and Regulatory Law Developments
A few interesting regulatory law developments caught my eye today including: Stanford University Press has published a new book entitled The Global Limits of Competition Law, edited by Daniel Sokol and Ioannis Lianos: Stanford University Press – The Global Limits of Competition Law. The American … Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Events: CBA Privacy Law Section – Privacy Breach Notification: Existing and Emerging Requirements and Practices
The CBA’s National Privacy Law Section will be hosting an upcoming online seminar entitled “Privacy Breach Notifications: Existing and Emerging Requirements and Practices” on June 12, 2012 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST. From the CBA Privacy Law Section: “Our expert panel will provide an … Read the rest of this entry »
