Earlier this year we were told to expect enforcement in October of 2012, but due to some unforeseen delays in the regulation process the Minister of Industry, Christian Paradis, has indicated we will see enforcement pushed into 2013. Source: Financial Post – Canada’s anti-spam law won’t take effect until 2013 What’s next with CASL? Industry Canada is still expected to provide Draft regulations that will be open for a short...

Industry Canada has just announced the launch of a quick email security quiz for individuals and Businesses on the FightSpam.gc.ca website. There are two series of questions that you can review covering security when using public Wi-Fi hotspots, and the need for Anti-virus and Firewall solutions. If you are already familiar with these topics these quizzes will server as a quick and simple reminder, but if you have a non-technical person...

Overnight we found what appears to be the official version of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC) CASL regulations on the Canadian Employment Pension Law website along with a brief overview of the regulations. Here is a quick Summary: Information to be included in an email message has been clarified to include these key identifiers: CEM’s need to be the name by which the person sending the message...

Yesterday I was logging into my flickr account from my new Laptop and I received a Security warning pop-up asking me to validate my access from a `New Computer` by one of two methods: SMS to my phone number on account, or by triggering a non Y! email account listed in my profile. This also happened here at the office, today when logging into my Y! mail account, so it seems to be officially supported here north of the border now. I say now...

On January 26th, at the Canadian Institute’s Advertising & Marketing Law Conference, I presented the following presentation alongside Wally Hill – VP Public Affairs and Communications from the Canadian Marketing Association – where we discussed the current status of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), provided some guidance for compliance as the law and regulations as they are now drafted, comparisons to...

Yesterday I attended a meeting lead by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), that consisted of a number of the Nations largest Mobile Carriers and Aggrigators. It was exciting to finally get some real insights into the world of mobile, the types of concerns that the eco-system has and some of the issues that they are facing as a larger group… I’m happy to say true spam is not a major one (at least at...