Category Archives: Targeted Advertising

A Few Competition & Regulatory Developments

A few interesting competition and regulatory developments caught my eye today including: The Conference Board of Canada published a new report on Chinese foreign direct investment in Canada: Fear the Dragon?  Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Canada. The Fraser Institute published a comparative note on … 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 »

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 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 »

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 »

Anti-spam Law: Federal Government Launches New Anti-spam Quiz

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 »

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 »