Category Archives: CRTC

May 17, 2023

New Competition Bureau Compliance Portal: Canadian Advertising/Marketing Law Compliance Guidance

In March 2023, Canada’s federal Competition Bureau (Bureau) launched a new competition law Compliance Portal (see: Consultation on new Compliance Portal). In making its announcement, the Bureau said that it launched its new Compliance Portal to help businesses stay on the right side of Canadian … Read the rest of this entry »

April 29, 2023

Canadian Telemarketer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Online Directory Scam

On April 28, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Terry Croteau, a Canadian telemarketer, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and to pay a fine of $1.28 million for running a fraudulent online directory scam (see: here). See also: 30 Months in … Read the rest of this entry »

March 26, 2023

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Relying on Old Aggregated Marketing Lists

Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force in 2014. Since then, marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex law with outstanding uncertainties in some key areas. In providing CASL advice to clients since CASL came into force, and … Read the rest of this entry »

February 15, 2023

Running “Closed Loop” (Non-Public or Internal Company) Promotional Contests/Sweepstakes in Canada

A promotional contest law question we commonly receive is whether Canadian contest/sweepstakes laws  apply if a contest is only open to a company’s or other organization’s employees or personnel. These types of contests/sweepstakes are sometimes called “closed loop” contests or promotions because they are not … Read the rest of this entry »

December 26, 2022

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Incomplete Express Consent Requests

Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force in 2014. Since then, marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex law with some outstanding uncertainties in key areas. In providing CASL advice to clients since CASL came into force, and … Read the rest of this entry »

October 26, 2022

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Non-Compliant “Friends and Family” Marketing Campaigns

Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force in 2014. Since then, marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex law with outstanding uncertainties in some key areas. In providing CASL advice to clients since CASL came into force, and … Read the rest of this entry »

October 15, 2022

CASL Compliance Checklists: Documenting Consent and Scrubbing Mailing Lists

We offer CASL (Canadian anti-spam law) legal advice, including how to comply with its express and implied consent, sender identification and unsubscribe mechanism requirements. We also help clients with CASL compliance, due diligence, structuring and maintaining distribution lists and CASL compliance programs. In addition to … Read the rest of this entry »