p>The Canadian government has passed legislation that will prohibit the sending of commercial electronic messages unless the messages meet both consent and content requirements. While there are provisions in the legislation that will assist not-for-profit organizations ("NFPs") and charities in certain circumstances, NFPs and charities do have to comply with the law as there is no general exemption for these organizations.
Our bulletin about the impact is available here: http://www.blg.com/en/NewsAndPublications/Documents/Publication_3660.pdf.
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