Canadian Retailer - The Marketing Issue - 4

PUBLISHER'S DESK

Key RCC Win for
our RETAILERS

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)-
government suspends lawsuit provisions.
THE Government of Canada has

agreed to RCC request to suspend
CASL's lawsuit provisions. This
means that individuals or groups
will not be able to file for damages
for alleged violations of the law.
Enforcement will remain solely with
the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) and the Federal Government.
These "private right of action" provisions would have created significant business uncertainty by allowing individuals to file for up to
$1 million per day per contravention in addition to actual damages.
They were scheduled to come into force on July 1st of this year.
RCC has been advocating that these provisions be delayed until
the Government had the opportunity to review the law. This review is
scheduled for later this year.
Canadians deserve an effective law that protects them from spam
and other electronic threats that lead to harassment, identity theft
and fraud. At the same time, Canadian businesses, charities and nonprofit groups should not have to bear the burden of unnecessary red
tape and costs to comply with the legislation
RCC applauds The Government for supporting a balanced approach
that protects the interests of consumers while eliminating any unintended consequences for retailers of all sizes and organizations that have
legitimate reasons for communicating electronically with Canadians.
For that reason, the Government will be asking a parliamentary
committee to review the legislation. RCC will continue to represent the
needs of the retail community to ensure that CASL continues to serve
consumers and retailers. Read more about RCC's victory on page 10.
In the coming months RCC will publish a guidebook to assist retailers in reviewing their CASL procedures and in ensuring all appropriate processes are in place to protect your business and your
customers' private information.
This victory is another example of the importance of coming together
to solidify the Voice of Retail. For those readers who are not members
of RCC, we hope that this victory as well as our work dealing with inbound online shipments from foreign sellers (www.retailcouncil.org/
levelplayingfield) will convince you of the benefits of belonging to RCC.
Thank you again for your support and enjoy this great issue of
Canadian Retailer magazine,

MAR K ETING | VOLUME 27 ISSUE 3

publisher

Diane J. Brisebois
S V P C o m m u n i c at i o n s a n d
M e m b e r R e l at i o n s

Caroline Hubberstey

senior director of marketing
a n d c o m m u n i c at i o n s

Branka Stavric

editor-in- chief

Sean C. Tarry
(416) 922-6678, ext. 286
starry@retailcouncil.org
art direction

Scope Media
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senior writer

Robert Price

contributors

Denise Deveau, Jesse Donaldson, Stuart
Foxman, Andrew Hind, Andrew Menceles,
Craig Patterson, Dave Rodgerson
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Kim Davies
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sales manager

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