On October 1, 2026, the CRTC announced the largest payment ever made under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). PH Canada Company, which does business as Pizza Hut, agreed to pay $500,000.
In June 2026, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act. Most of the headlines focused on one thing: it would keep Canadians under 16 off social
In 2010 a new Anti Spam law was passed in Canada called the Candian Anti Spam Legislation or CASL for short. It promised aggressive enforcement for those who continued to
The federal Privacy Act, the law that governs how government institutions collect, use, and protect personal information, is being modernized. On August 5, 2026, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada filed
GDPR has a rule almost exactly like the one in Bill C-36. It’s called “legitimate interest” and it’s found in Article 6(1)(f) of GDPR. It lets a company use someone’s
Based on the first-reading texts of Bill C-34 (June 10, 2026) and Bill C-36 (June 15, 2026), and analysis by law professor Michael Geist. These bills are early drafts and […]
