CASL
Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
- Jurisdiction
- Canada · CA
- In force since
- 1 July 2014
- Primary source
- Official text
Who it applies to
Commercial electronic messages sent to recipients in Canada.
Documents it requires
- Terms of service
- Privacy policy
Rights it grants
- Withdraw consent at any time
Cookies and consent
Nothing non-essential may load before the visitor agrees. Analytics and marketing scripts must be blocked until then — a banner that only informs is not enough.
Key provisions
- s. 6 — Consent required before sending a commercial electronic message
- s. 11 — Every message must carry a working unsubscribe mechanism
What we are watching in Canadá
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- Ley 25 (Quebec)22 September 2024
Tercera fase de la Ley 25: derecho a la portabilidad de datos y obligaciones reforzadas de consentimiento en Quebec.
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