Canada’s Anti-Spam Law - Regulatory Guidance

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has issued two important guidance documents regarding compliance with Canada’s anti-spam and online fraud act (commonly known as “CASL”) and related regulations. The guidance explains (with helpful examples and illustrations) how organizations may comply with CASL’s information disclosure, consent and unsubscribe requirements.

Canada’s anti-spam and online fraud act (commonly known as “CASL”) creates a comprehensive regime of offences, enforcement mechanisms, and potentially severe penalties (including personal liability for corporate directors and officers) designed to prohibit unsolicited or misleading commercial electronic messages (“CEMs”) and deter other forms of online fraud (such as identity theft, phishing, and spyware).