Archive for the 'Telemarketing' Category
July 1, 2024
OVERVIEW OF BILL C-59 AMENDMENTS
TO THE COMPETITION ACT
On June 20, 2024, Bill C-59 was passed, which introduced the third of three recent significant rounds of amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act (together with amendments that were passed in June 2022 and December 2023).
April 29, 2023
On April 28, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Terry Croteau, a Canadian telemarketer, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and to pay a fine of $1.28 million for running a fraudulent online directory scam (see: here). See also: 30 Months in jail and $1.28 million restitution ordered in online business directories case.
March 16, 2023
On March 15, 2023, Canada’s federal Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that it had launched a new competition law Compliance Portal (see: Consultation on new Compliance Portal).
December 5, 2021
Do you need checklists and precedents to help your company or organization comply with the express consent requirements of Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL)?
November 18, 2021
On November 8, 2021, the CRTC released its bi-annual CASL Enforcement Report, which reports that over 154,406 complaints (5,939 per week) were submitted to the Spam Reporting Centre (SRC) between April 1 and September 30, 2021. Of these complaints, 88% reported that the sender did not have consent and 71% reported that the electronic communication were related to affiliate marketing or legitimate businesses selling or promoting the sale of a good or service. In our experience, these compliance errors, particularly non-compliant CASL consent, are common among organizations involved in digital marketing.
July 28, 2021
Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses recent digital deceptive marketing enforcement by the Competition Bureau (Bureau) under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34. The Update includes key aspects of recent enforcement by the Bureau, penalties, and implications for digital marketing compliance with competition law. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update.
April 14, 2020
My new Canadian Lawyer column discusses recent price gouging and deceptive marketing law enforcement in Canada. Some of the issues raised include speed of enforcement, political statements in light of actual enforcement and transparency in relation to warnings and penalties. My new column compares enforcement efforts in Canada – both at the provincial and federal levels – with the United States. Below is an excerpt with a link to my full column.
May 6, 2020
On May 6, 2020, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that it was increasing its enforcement of deceptive COVID-19 marketing claims (see: Competition Bureau cracking down on deceptive marketing claims about COVID-19 prevention or treatment).
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
