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General news, notices and warnings
- CRTC investigation targets Dark Web marketplace vendors and administrator — January 26, 2022
- Enforcing Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) – Actions carried out by the CRTC between April 1, 2022 and September 30, 2022
- Enforcing Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) – Actions carried out by the CRTC between October 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021
- Companies involved in the mobile app industry must avoid practices that could harm consumers — November 26, 2020
- Notice for businesses collecting customer data with in-store WiFi — August 13, 2019
- CRTC and RCMP National Division Execute Warrants in Malware Investigation — March 28, 2019
Enforcement actions
- Gap Inc. agrees to pay $200,000 for allegedly violating Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation — December 8, 2021
- Quebec-based wellness company geared toward seniors to pay $200,000 for violating telemarketing rules — November 4, 2021
- CRTC issues largest ever penalty to an individual for sending messages without consent
- Online educational platform OneClass agrees to pay $100,000 for allegedly violating Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation — September 30, 2020
- CRTC issues $115,000 in penalties to stop the spread of malicious software — December 10, 2019
- Notice of Violation: Investigation into non-compliant emails sent by Couch Commerce Inc. and nCrowd, Inc. including the vicarious liability of corporate directors — April 23, 2019
Previous enforcement actions (archives)
- Undertaking: 9118-9076 QUÉBEC INC. and 9310-6359 QUÉBEC INC. (514-BILLETS) — March 15, 2018
- Undertaking: ANCESTRY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY (Ancestry) — 24 January 2018
- Canadian adware developer Wajam Internet Technologies Inc. breaches multiple provisions of PIPEDA — August 17, 2017
- Undertaking: Mr. Halazon and TCC — June 12, 2017
- William Rapanos — Violations of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation — March 9, 2017
- Blackstone Learning Corp. — Violations of Canada's anti-spam legislation — October 26, 2016
- Investigation into the personal information handling practices of "Compu-Finder" (3510395 Canada Inc.) — April 21, 2016
- Undertaking: Rogers Media Inc. — November 20, 2015
- Undertaking: Porter Airlines Inc. — June 29, 2015