Canada
British Columbia: Legislative Assembly announces public consultation of PIPA review
May 4, 2020 Public consultation on the Personal Information Protection Act begins today VICTORIA – The Legislative Assembly has appointed an all-party special committee to seek input from British Columbians on the effectiveness of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). The act governs how private sector organizations collect, use, and…
Read More »CASL: The real costs to officers and directors
CRTC is not handing out a ton of fines for violations or undertakings under CASL and the private right of action has been indefinitely postponed, so why bother changing your organization’s email practices when targeting Canadian citizens? Why Bother? There is a person at the other end of every single…
Read More »The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Submission to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
For those who may have missed the public letter to Minister Bains from our Federal Privacy Commissioner, regarding Canada’s lack of action in the area of privacy laws. Daniel Therrien is not mincing words. November 23, 2018 The Hon. Navdeep Singh Bains, P.C. Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic…
Read More »Events: The Canadian Email Summit 2020
Date And Time: September 22, 2020 Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon – 789 Yonge Street, one block north of Bloor Street. Description: Email marketing is changing as quickly as the technology that drives it. With the many factors impacting email marketing such as: deliverablity best practices, data protection and…
Read More »CASL Webinar: Implementing the 5 Types of Consent
May 13, 2020 11:00 AM – Eastern Time (US and Canada) In order to send a commercial electronic message (email or SMS) to a Canadian, you must be able to PROVE some form of consent. The law allows for 5 different forms of consent but no matter which one you choose…
Read More »CASL – The 5 Types of Consent
As stated by CRTC: “Canada’s new anti-spam law was passed in December 2010 and, following a Governor in Council order, it entered into force on July 1, 2014. The law will help to protect Canadians while ensuring that businesses can continue to compete in the global marketplace. On January 15,…
Read More »New CASL Ruling: CRTC Provides Guidance on B2B Messaging and the Due Diligence Defence
On October 19, 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued two key decisions in a contested enforcement proceeding brought by Compu.Finder. These recent decisions stem from an earlier CRTC enforcement proceeding against Compu.Finder, which resulted in the first administrative monetary penalty (AMP) issued under Canada’s anti-spam legislation (commonly…
Read More »The 5 Stages of CASL Compliance
Understanding the law is a good start. Knowing what consent you are claiming, being fully compliant when sending messages and respecting individual’s right to chose – these are all solid foundations for a CASL compliant program. It is NOT CRTC’s place to tell you what to do in order to…
Read More »PIPEDA: Guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent
Overview Meaningful consent is an essential element of Canadian private sector privacy legislation. Under privacy laws, organizations are generally required to obtain meaningful consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. However, advances in technology and the use of lengthy, legalistic privacy policies have too often served to…
Read More »Syrenis Appoints Canadian Reseller
UK software company Syrenis is delighted to announce the recent appointment of their new Canadian reseller, Newport Thomson. UK software company Syrenis is delighted to announce the recent appointment of their new Canadian reseller, Newport Thomson. Newport Thomson serve the US, Canada and the EU, helping businesses to manage risk…
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Schrems II Judgment Day
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) issued its judgment today in …
