On June 7, 2017, Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Canada announced that the Government of Canada is
suspending the coming into force of sections 47 to 51 and 55 of
Canada's anti-spam legislation (CASL).
These sections, known as the private right of action, give
people the ability to bring a lawsuit where it is alleged they have
been affected by contraventions of CASL's anti-spam and
anti-malware provisions (ss. 6-9) as well certain provisions of the
Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Documents
Act and the Competition Act.
These sections had been scheduled to come into force on July 1,
2017.
The announcement states their suspension is in response to
"broad-based concerns raised by business, charities, and the
not-for-profit sector".
