Canadian Communications Law

Changes may be afoot to clarify the scope of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), improve public awareness of the law’s requirements and provide greater transparency with respect to its enforcement and investigative process -- although it... Read more

Nearly 3 years after passing amendments to Canada’s federal private sector privacy law to include mandatory breach notification and record-keeping requirements, the Government has finalized some related regulations and announced that the new obligations... Read more

In one of the most significant and controversial interpretations of Canada’s private sector privacy law since its inception, the federal Privacy Commissioner has suggested, to the surprise of many, that the existing law supports a right for individuals... Read more

Playing catchup on 2017 developments in Canadian privacy law? Here’s a list of our Top 10: Supreme Court deals blow to choice of forum provisions in consumer contracts In Douez v. Facebook, a divided Supreme Court refused to enforce an otherwise... Read more

Following a series of hearings this fall, a Parliamentary Committee has recommended that the Canadian government revise Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) to clarify a number of key provisions, and that the government and its enforcement agencies... Read more

July 1, 2017 is not only Canada’s 150th birthday -- it is also marks three years since Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) has been in force.  While Canadian businesses are unlikely to celebrate the latter anniversary with barbecues... Read more

In the first case considered by the appointed members of the CRTC under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL), the Commission has significantly reduced the size of the penalty previously issued by staff, potentially raising questions about the appropriateness... Read more

In the fifth, and most recent, enforcement decision relating to compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, the CRTC has announced that Kellogg Canada has voluntarily entered into an undertaking respecting alleged non-compliance, which includes... Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with 10 domestic and global enforcement agencies to aid in the enforcement of spam and telemarketing laws.  However,... Read more