Canada Anti-Spam Legislation 2014 (CASL)

What Canada Anti-Spam Legislation 2014 (CASL) requires

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (S.C. 2010, c. 23) effective July 1, 2014 prohibits sending commercial electronic messages to Canadians without express or implied consent, requires clear identification of the sender and an unsubscribe mechanism in every commercial message, and applies to computer programs and electronic address harvesting, with CRTC administrative monetary penalties of up to CAD 1 million for individuals and CAD 10 million for organizations.

Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2026-04-27

Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

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Primary Citations — 5 traced to source

• {"title":"Canada Anti-Spam Legislation - S.C. 2010, c. 23, effective July 1, 2014","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca","relevance":"Primary Canadian federal statute prohibiting commercial electronic messages without express or implied consent, requiring sender identification and functional unsubscribe mechanisms, and prohibiting electronic address harvesting and unauthorized software installation"}
• {"title":"CASL - Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations SOR/2012-36","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca","relevance":"Regulations specifying express consent form requirements, implied consent timeframes (2 years for existing customers, 6 months for business inquiries), and the specific content requirements for commercial electronic message disclosures"}

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