Spamming Will Soon Be Illegal And Contrary To Public Policy

Canada's anti-spam law will come into force on July 1, 2014. This legislation intends to stop unsolicited commercial electronic messages and unwanted spyware and malware from being transmitted and installed on our computers. It will impact commercial activity in the charity and not-for-profit sector because commercial activity defined in this legislation could occur "whether or not the person who carries it out does so in the expectation of profit". Spamming will be against the law on July 1^st unless it is sent in compliance with the new legislation. There will be a place and procedure where anyone who feels they have been spammed to report it to the government on a website appropriately called fightspam.gc.ca. (http://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/h_00017.html)