Regulator Issues New Guidance On Compliance with Anti-Spam Law

With less than two weeks to go before the entry into force of the main provisions of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) June 19, 2014, published a number of infographics and “Compliance and Enforcement Information Bulletin CRTC 2014-326: Guidelines to help businesses develop corporate compliance programs” (Compliance Bulletin).

In May 2014, the CRTC published a revised supplemental version of its frequently asked questions regarding compliance with CASL see report by the authors at WDPR, May 2014, page 23.

Brief Background

Designed as one of the most stringent anti-spam regimes in the world, CASL, which was adopted in late 2010 see analysis at WDPR, January 2011, page 10, will have ...