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Membership has its privileges: CRTC proposes to disconnect telecom providers for failure to join complaints body

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 19 2013

The CRTC has initiated a public proceeding to show cause why certain telecommunications service providers should not have their telecommunications

New privacy bill would require breach notification, allow commissioner to make orders

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • March 5 2013

In an apparent attempt to apply pressure to the government to amend the federal private sector privacy law, New Democrat Digital Issues Critic

Many business concerns remain following revisions to anti-spam regulations

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 7 2013

Much-anticipated revisions to the originally proposed Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations provide some useful clarifications and additional

CRTC declines request to review TELUS compliance with Canadian ownership rules

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 6 2012

The CRTC has refused a request by Globalive Wireless Management Corp. (operating as Wind Mobile) to initiate a review of the ownership structure of TELUS Corporation (TELUS Corp.) and TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) in order to determine whether they might be operating in contravention of Canadian ownership rules

Crossing the line: Supreme Court of Canada to consider balance between privacy rights and freedom of expression in picket line videotaping case

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • October 25 2012

In an important constitutional case, the Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to hear an appeal from a decision that found that the application of privacy law to the videotaping of individuals crossing picket lines infringed the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Supreme Court of Canada says reasonable expectation of privacy for workers continues on employer-supplied laptops

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 22 2012

Employees in Canada retain some reasonable expectation of privacy in personal data stored on an employer-supplied laptop, even where workplace policies and practices provide that all information stored or generated on such devices is the property of the employer, says the Supreme Court of Canada

CRTC guidance on check-boxes for e-marketing likely to tick off business community

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 15 2012

Although the date on which Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) may come into force is uncertain, the CRTC has issued two bulletins that provide guidance as to how to comply with the new law, once proclaimed in force

CRTC reaffirms competitiveness of mobile wireless industry, even as it plans new wireless consumer code

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 12 2012

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has denied requests by consumers, consumer groups and some new entrants to re-regulate retail and wholesale wireless services generally, finding that competition in the mobile wireless market continues to be sufficient to protect the interests of users with respect to rates and choice of competitive service provider

CRTC guidance on check-boxes for e-marketing likely to tick off business community

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 12 2012

Although the date on which Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation may come into force is uncertain, the CRTC has issued two bulletins that provide guidance as to how to comply with the new law, once proclaimed in force

Canadians to get new consumer code for wireless services

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 11 2012

In a shift from its largely hands-off approach to the regulation of wireless services, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that it will develop a mandatory code to address the clarity and content of mobile wireless services contracts and related issues -- but will continue not to regulate the rates for such services