CRTC Issues Significant Fine To Telemarketer: A Reminder Before You Dial

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") recently issued a notice of violation to, and imposed a $250,000 penalty on, a telemarketing company that broke multiple rules under the CRTC's Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules ("Rules"). The company was calling Canadians to solicit donations of used clothes, which they would then sell to thrift stores in Ontario and British Columbia. The company's violations included, among others, calls to Canadians whose phone numbers were registered on the National Do Not Call List ("DNCL"), failure to subscribe to the National DNCL, failure to register with the National DNCL operator, and making phone calls during the restricted hours period.