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- New Canadian Contest/Sweepstakes Law Precedents/Forms 2021
Are you planning to run a promotional contest/sweepstakes in Canada? In Fall 2021, our firm released all new and revised contest precedent packages and individual precedents for operating contests in Canada, excluding Quebec. Our contest precedents/forms can be modified with ease for future use and … Read more »
- Recent Digital Deceptive Marketing Enforcement Under the Competition Act
Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses recent digital deceptive marketing enforcement by the Competition Bureau (Bureau) under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34. The Update includes key aspects of recent enforcement by … Read more »
- New Competition Bureau Compliance Bootcamp Video: Avoiding Deceptive Marketing
The Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently began posting new Compliance Bootcamp compliance videos. In this regard, on July 7, 2021 the Bureau posted its Avoiding Deceptive Marketing Compliance Bootcamp video. This compliance video sets out guidance to avoid engaging in deceptive marketing practices, … Read more »
- Canadian CRTC Imposes Record $75,000 Penalty on Individual in CASL Consent Case
On March 29, 2021, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it had imposed the largest Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) penalty to date to an individual for sending commercial electronic messages (CEMs) without consent (see: CRTC issues largest ever penalty … Read more »
- The Competition Bureau’s 2021 Fraud Prevention Month Priorities
Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) 2021 Fraud Prevention Month Priorities. The Update provides an overview of civil and criminal misleading advertising enforcement under the Competition Ac … Read more »