Category Archives: Trade Associations

May 26, 2022

Common CASL (Canadian Spam Law) Compliance Errors: Non-compliant Consent Requests for Unidentified Third Parties

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

February 11, 2022

Canada’s Competition Bureau Recommends Sweeping Amendments to the Competition Act, Including Deceptive Marketing Amendments

On February 8, 2022, Canada’s Competition Bureau released a submission entitled Examining the Canadian Competition Act in the Digital Era in response to Senator Howard Wetston’s invitation to comment on Canada’s competition policy framework. The Bureau’s submission includes sweeping recommendations to amend many of the … Read the rest of this entry »

October 4, 2017

Digital Marketing Strategies and Legal Issues For Associations & Their Members

I am pleased to be presenting again at the Canadian Society of Association Executive’s (CSAE) National Conference – this year in St. John’s, Newfoundland. I’ll be co-presenting a session this year, with Andrew Schiestel of tbk Creative, on Digital Marketing Strategies and Legal Issues for … Read the rest of this entry »

August 16, 2016

Competition Law (Competition Act) Compliance Programs Continue To Be a Competition Bureau Priority

Practical Law Canada – Competition has published a new Legal Update discussing recent Competition Bureau compliance program developments. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Update. Featured Update Practical Law Canada Competition This Featured Update discusses recent Competition Bureau developments related to … Read the rest of this entry »

August 5, 2016

Canadian Competition Bureau Targets Trade Associations

I am quoted in this month’s Canadian Lawyer Magazine on the Competition Bureau’s enforcement and compliance efforts in relation to trade associations. This article is a very good roundup of current Bureau enforcement and compliance focuses with practitioner and enforcer perspectives. Associations are a current … Read the rest of this entry »

May 27, 2016

Four Year Mobile Cramming Case Ends With $11 Million Bell, Trade Association Settlements

Earlier today, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced two final settlements in its four-year year litigation against Canada’s major telecoms and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA). See: Bell customers to receive up to $11.82 million as part of Competition Bureau agreement. In making the announcement, … Read the rest of this entry »

January 5, 2016

Canadian Competition Law Compliance for Associations: CSAE 2016 Winter Summit

I am pleased to be a guest speaker at the CSAE (Canadian Society of Association Executives) Trillium Chapter’s 2016 Winter Summit in Burlington on February 4th. I will be co-presenting an interactive seminar on the Competition Bureau’s new approach to competition compliance for associations together … Read the rest of this entry »

June 11, 2015

Competition Bureau Highlights Priorities, Compliance Guidelines in New Advertising Publication

The Canadian Competition Bureau has been increasing its advocacy, outreach and compliance efforts since the (relatively) new Commissioner of Competition (John Pecman) took office. As part of this effort, it appears to be focusing on introducing more new media (and also an increasing range) of … Read the rest of this entry »