Spam Reporting Centre receives 154,406 complaints from April-September

GATINEAU — ISED Canada’s Spam Reporting Centre (SRC) received more than 154,406 complaints from April 1 to Sept. 30, 2021, or an average of 5,939 per week, according to the CRTC’s most recent snapshot of its actions to enforce Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). The enforcement measures the CRTC took during this time period include 253 notices to produce and 16 preservation demands. No monetary penalties were issued during this six-month period. Since CASL came into force in 2014, the CRTC’s enforcement efforts have resulted in payments of more than $1.4 million, including approximately $805,000 in administrative monetary penalties and $668,000...