On March 5, 2015, the CRTC issued a Notice of Violation against a Quebec - based corporate training company (the «company») for four violations of CASL's
commercial electronic messaging provisions.
In the case of a breach of
the commercial electronic message provisions, the liability was to be $ 200 for each breach not exceeding $ 1,000,000 for each day on which the breach occurred.
Not exact matches
«There are exceptions, but the anti-spam
provisions are for
commercial messages that are sent to
electronic addresses.
Responding to the committee's findings, the government said it will clarify certain definitions and
provisions in the act, including what qualifies as a
commercial electronic message, whether business - to - business
messaging fit this definition, the definition of «
electronic address,» the
provisions regarding implied consent and express consent and the act's application to charities and non-profits.
Goal is to clarify certain definitions and
provisions in the act, including what qualifies as a
commercial electronic message and
provisions regarding implied consent and express consent.
CASL first came on the scene with anti-spam
provisions in July 2014, with a three year transitional period planned for
commercial electronic messages.
Some of the recommendations include clarifying the definition of «
commercial electronic message,» to «clarify the
provision pertaining to «implied consent»,» and to «increase efforts to educate Canadians «especially small businesses,» about the requirements of the Act.»
This presentation will cover keys to CASL compliance including: scope of the anti-spam
provisions and regulations; exceptions to the anti-spam
provisions; understanding expressed and implied consent; required form for
commercial electronic messages; potential liability for non-compliance; and creating a CASL compliance checklist.
CASL's
provisions relating to the sending of
commercial electronic messages came into force on July 1, 2014.
Essentially, any
electronic message with any kind of
commercial purpose is caught, subject to a myriad of complex
provisions setting out exceptions, and consent requirements.