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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 »
Anti-spam Law: Federal Government Launches New Anti-spam Glossary at www.fightspam.gc.ca
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 »
Advertising Update: Manitoba Introduces New Cell Phone Contract and Disclosure Rules
Manitoba’s Consumer Protection Office has announced that new consumer protection laws for fair and clear cell phone contracts will come into effect later this year (on September 15, 2012). According to the Consumer Protection Office, the new rules “focus on ensuring that contracts are clear and … Read the rest of this entry »
Anti-spam Law: Federal Privacy Commissioner’s Office Publishes New Anti-spam Legislation Resources
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Internet Predators Act – What’s all the Hubub? How would it Impact Canadian Competition Law?
Given the controversy lately about the recently introduced federal Internet surveillance legislation (Bill C-30, the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act), including commentary on changes to the Competition Act, I thought I would take a closer look to see what all the fuss has been … Read the rest of this entry »
