Stikeman Elliott’s Communications Law Blog has a new post (“CRTC tweaks anti-spam regulations“) that describes the recently filed final regulations made by the CRTC under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL). David Elder from Stikeman’s indicates 5 points where the regulations have seen some changes and clarification.
As indicated, we are still waiting for Industry Canada to finalize its regulations and for a vendor to be selected to operate a Spam Reporting Centre.
I continue to have doubts that any of us will see a decrease in the volume of real spam – offers for anatomical enhancement, debt relief, etc. This bill, as it was passed, will serve to dramatically increase the cost of electronic business and act as a deterrent for e-commerce adoption by legitimate businesses in Canada. The government should sit on this one until its impact can be assessed and integrated into an overall national digital strategy.