With the first phase of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (known as CASL) coming into force in less than a week, now is the time to consider whether you've taken the necessary steps to ensure you and your business do not fall off-side.
Despite its name, CASL is not limited to what we might normally consider to be spam or junk e-mail. Rather, the law is broad enough to cover any electronic message sent in connection with a commercial activity.
The consequences of violating the law are severe, including up to $10 million in fines for corporations, personal liability for individual officers and directors, vicarious liability for companies for non-compliant acts of their employees, and after July 1, 2017, possible civil actions.
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