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Anti-Spam Law for Canada (Bill C-27/Projet de loi C-27)

Canada has now announced it’s own legislation project to protect citizens from Spam. The Electronic Commerce Protection Act, or Bill C-27 has been announced with possible penalties of up to $10 million for spammers. A few months after the launch of the National Do Not Call List to rule the telemarketers operations, the Anti-Spam Law wants to rule the legitimate world of canadian email marketing.

But as we all know, unfortunately not solving all the problems of Spam, mostly created by illegitimate practices.

Here is the Electronic Commerce Protection Act – Bill C-27

En Français, Projet de loi C-27

Michael Geist on Bill C-27

Author Isabel Lapointe

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