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First Fine Issued Under Canada's Anti-Spam Law

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The CRTC has issued its first notice of violation under CASL and it carries a substantial penalty. Quebec based Compu-Finder could pay an administrative monetary penalty of $1.1 million for four violations of Canada's Anti-Spam Law.

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The CRTC has issued its first notice of violation under CASL and it carries a substantial penalty.  Quebec based Compu-Finder could pay an administrative monetary penalty of $1.1 million for four violations of Canada's Anti-Spam Law. 

CASL prohibits parties from sending commercial electronic messages (including e-mails) unless the recipient of the message has given express consent or the message falls into one of the exceptions in CASL.  CASL also requires that all commercial electronic messages identify the sender, include the sender's contact information and provide an unsubscribe mechanism. 

This law came into force July 1, 2014 and there was a flurry of activity at that time by businesses attempting to come into compliance.  However, since that time, there has been little news from the CRTC, with only one investigation published to date (and which did not result in any monetary penalties). The CRTC investigation alleges Compu-Finder sent e-mails to businesses without their

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