Category Archives: Direct Sales

What Is Required For Express Consent Under CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Law)?

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 »

Why Are Skill-testing Questions Required For Canadian Contests/Sweepstakes?

Skill-testing questions are usually, but not always, required to operate a contest in Canada.  They are commonly required and administered to potential winners before being declared a winner to avoid the illegal lottery offences under the Canadian federal Criminal Code (Code). In general, the Code prohibits games of … Read the rest of this entry »

Overview of Misleading Advertising Laws in Canada

The federal Competition Act  is one of the main statutes, among others, regulating advertising law in Canada.  The Competition Act contains criminal and civil sections that prohibit false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices.  These are frequently referred to as the Competition Act’s misleading advertising provisions.  The … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL): Common Compliance Errors

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 »

Canadian CRTC Report on Recent Anti-Spam Law (CASL) Enforcement

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 »

New Canadian Commissioner of Competition Increases Focus on Digital Economy

Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses recent Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) and policy changes relating to competition and the digital economy in Canada. This new Update includes key points from recent Commissioner of Competition speeches, media interviews and conferences hosted by … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian CRTC Ups the CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Law) Liability Ante For Directors and Officers

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 »

Canadian Contest Law & Tips For Running a Successful (and Legal) Contest in Canada

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 »