Bill C-28

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND ADAPTABILITY OF THE CANADIAN ECONOMY BY REGULATING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT DISCOURAGE RELIANCE ON ELECTRONIC MEANS OF CARRYING OUT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND TO AMEND THE CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT, THE COMPETITION ACT, THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT AND THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT

SHORT TITLE

1.       Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act

INTERPRETATION

2.       Definitions

CONFLICT OF PROVISIONS

3.       Precedence of this Act

PURPOSE

4.       Purpose of Act

HER MAJESTY

5.       Act binding on certain agents

APPLICATION

6.       Broadcasting excluded

REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS

7.       Unsolicited electronic messages

8.       Altering transmission data

9.       Installation of computer program

10.       Contravention of sections 7 to 9

11.       Express consent — sections 7 to 9

12.       Unsubscribe mechanism — section 7

13.       Contravention of section 7

14.       Burden of proof

ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES

Designation

15.       Designated persons

Preservation Demand

16.       Preservation demand

17.       Application for review

Notice to Produce

18.       Notice for production

19.       Application for review

Warrants

20.       Warrant

Violations

21.       Violations

Undertakings

22.       Entry into undertaking

Notices of Violation

23.       Notice of violation

24.       Limitation period

Determination of Responsibility

25.       Options

26.       Representations

27.       Restraining orders

Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal

28.       Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal

Recovery of Penalties and Other Amounts

29.       Debts due to Her Majesty

30.       Certificate of default

Rules about Violations

31.       For greater certainty

32.       Directors, officers, etc., of corporations

33.       Vicarious liability

34.       Defence

General Provisions

35.       Questions of law and fact

36.       Judicial powers

37.       Panels of Commission

38.       Rules of procedure

39.       Evidence

40.       Information may be made public

41.       Enforcement

INJUNCTION

42.       Injunction

OFFENCES

43.       Non-compliance

44.       Obstruction and false information

45.       Directors and officers of corporations

46.       Vicarious liability

47.       Offence

PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION

Application

48.       Application

49.       Limitation

50.       Notice of discontinuance

Hearing

51.       Right to intervene

52.       Order

Rules about Contraventions and Reviewable Conduct

53.       Directors and officers of corporations

54.       Vicarious liability

55.       Defence

56.       Liability

CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

57.       Disclosure by an organization

58.       Consultation

59.       Disclosure by Commission

60.       Use of information by Commission

61.       Information shared with the government of a foreign state, etc.

62.       Reports to Minister of Industry

GENERAL

63.       Mandate

64.       Appointment of experts, etc.

65.       Regulations — Governor in Council

66.       Review of Act by Parliamentary committee

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

67.       Existing business or non-business relationships

68.       Software updates and upgrades

THIS ACT

69.       Amendment

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACT

70.       Amendment

COMPETITION ACT

71-82.       Amendments

PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT

83-88.       Amendments

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT

89-91.       Amendments

COMING INTO FORCE

92.       Order in council