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Over the weekend, a viral Jumbotron moment at a Coldplay concert caught more than just the band's biggest fans.

Since going into social isolation and working from home I have been inundated by unsolicited emails. Many of these are from businesses I have never heard of or dealt with before.

The Accessible Canada Act came into force on July 11, 2019. The aim of the ACA is to make Canada barrier-free for persons with disabilities by 2040, by requiring entities within federal jurisdiction, including broadcasting ...

Although the date on which Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) may come into force is uncertain, the CRTC has issued two bulletins that provide guidance as to how to comply with the new law, once proclaimed in force.

On August 13, 2024, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) concluded its long-running consultation on "fibre-to-the-premises"...

As summarized in our post "New Draft Regulations Soften Impact of CASL, but Concerns about Jobs and Compliance Costs Remain," revised draft regulations under Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) have been issued by Industry Canada.

Canada's broadcasting, telecommunications, and satellite industries face significant regulatory changes this fall as Parliament advances key legislation. From the CRTC's implementation of the Online Streaming Act amid U.S. trade tensions to new lawful access requirements for service providers and the establishment of Canada's first space launch framework, these developments will reshape operational requirements across the communications sector.

Two years after first holding out the possibility of loosening the restrictions on foreign investment in telecommunications companies (the "Restrictions"), on Wednesday March 14, 2012 Stephen Harper’s Conservative government announced that it will amend legislation to lift the Restrictions for smaller companies.

After a number of years of discussion and planning, the National Do Not Call ("DNC") registry will be launched by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") at the end of this month.

Canadian Privacy Commissioners have expressed concerned regarding the collection and use of personal information from children.

The technology we increasingly rely on every day such as phones, tablets and personal computers are made up of different components. These components and other parts are made using raw materials ...

On March 31, 2014, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission issued a new Compliance and Regulatory Policy Notice.

A new start-up based in Waterloo, Ontario, Beagle is an online software system that uses artificial intelligence to automatically review legal contracts and identify potentially important and/or problematic terms.

The Competition Bureau filed a Notice of Application with the Competition Tribunal, alleging deceptive marketing practices by two of Canada's largest rental car companies, Aviscar and Budgetcar, and their related parent companies in March of 2015.

In an important decision for Canadian telephony, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has, for the first time, established target speeds for broadband Internet access; however it is unclear what effect these targets will have on the rollout of broadband to Canadians.

Section 9 can apply to almost any intermediary or provider of digital products or services.

Wind Mobile has taken another step along what has become a long and difficult road, with many twists and turns. But whether the release of a Federal Court of Appeal decision, once again granting it the right to operate as a wireless carrier in Canada, is the end of this journey remains to be seen.

Early in 2013, the international community voted to begin a new project – the development of an international standard for electronic discovery.