
OTTAWA – The CRTC has nailed another air duct cleaning company for violating Canada's telemarketing rules.
The Commission said Tuesday that it has imposed $39,000 in administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) to Toronto Breeze Air Duct Cleaning Services Inc. Acting on complaints, the CRTC launched an investigation early last year that determined that the company initiated telemarketing telecommunications on its behalf to consumers whose telecommunications numbers were registered on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL), while it was not a registered subscriber of the national DNCL. In addition, it was not registered with the national DNCL operator, had not paid the applicable fees or provided it with information.
The notice of violation originally set out AMPs for 40 violations at $1,000 per violation, for a total amount of $40,000. However, one violation was dropped after the investigation uncovered an inconsistency between the notice of violation and the supporting evidence.
In a separate but related decision, the CRTC opted against imposing a $9,000 AMP against Ali Tariq after its investigation was unable to determine a clear link between Tariq and Aqua Duct Cleaning Services, another company that was found to have violated the telemarketing rules.
Tariq did acknowledge operating Toronto Breeze.