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ARTICLE · 05 JULY 2017

Latest CASL Fine Imposed On An Individual

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On March 9, 2017, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") released a Compliance and Enforcement Decision wherein it imposed a $15k ...

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On March 9, 2017, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") released a Compliance and Enforcement Decision wherein it imposed a $15k administrative monetary penalty on an individual, William Rapanos, for sending 58 unsolicited emails advertising his business, contrary to Canada's Anti-Spam Law ("CASL").

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After receiving complaints between July 8, 2014 and October 16, 2014, the CRTC investigated and subsequently sent a notice of violation ("NoV") on April 22, 2016 to Mr. Rapanos identifying certain email campaigns, apparently sent by Mr. Rapanos, which were in violation of CASL. Specifically, the emails were sent without the recipient's consent, they did not identify the sender of the email and they did not contain a valid unsubscribe mechanism. The NoV set out an AMP of $15,000.

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