Back in February I was invited to Ottawa, as part of my duties with CAUCE, to attend a session hosted by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) about CASL enforcement and some of the clarifications and Guidance that was previously published last October. I felt the sessions went quite well and the mood in the room was typically very positive, but mixed with a touch of apprehension because of the number of...

Guest post by: Shaun Brown Industry Canada published draft Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations (the “Draft Regulations”) under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) for comment in the Canada Gazette on January 5, 2013. Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) share responsibly for developing regulations under CASL, and since the CRTC published its Electronic...

Guest post by: Shaun BrownIn March of this year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) published its Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations (CRTC) (the “Regulations”) under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). Yesterday the CRTC issued two compliance and enforcement information bulletins that provide “guidelines on the interpretation of the Regulations” and examples of...

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 (30...

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...

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...