Reading Time: 3 minutes New anti-spam regulations that go into effect July 1 will do more than prevent spamming within Canada by Canadian businesses. Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is a catch-all net that covers all forms of electronic messaging, from email and newsletters to social media and software downloads. Businesses that don’t comply face fines of up to $10 […] Read more

CASL Defenses, Part 1: Spam law to affect virtually every business in Canada

CASL Defenses, Part 2: The ifs, ands and buts of new anti-spam legislation
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s July 2 — the day after Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) came into effect. You’ve just started a new job. Your predecessor left behind a binder containing the business cards of clients. You start your day by sending out emails to the addresses on those cards to introduce yourself and to ask if you can […] Read more

CASL Defenses, Part 3: Anti-spam law touches off ironic flurry of email
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you are weary of receiving requests to stay on or get on mailing lists from Canadian companies, don’t worry – it should stop in a few days. In fact, it must stop by July 1, because after that, companies that send emails asking for your express consent to receive emails, newsletters and other commercial […] Read more