Four years after Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation was enacted, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has pledged to change it, in response to a parliamentary committee, which pointed to glaring flaws that were creating confusion for those trying to comply with the law.
In December of last year, the standing committee on industry, science and technology delivered a report to Parliament titled “Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation: Clarifications are in Order.”
“Basically, CASL is well-intentioned legislation that was poorly executed. It is overly prescriptive, overly broad and has penalties that, if applied as written, can lead to disproportionate penalties on companies who are trying to comply,” says Michael Fekete, partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.