Canadian Spam Law Regs and Compliance Bulletins

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Current to September 1, 2014

Last amended on July 1, 2014

jour au 1 septembre 2014

Dernire modification le 1 juillet 2014

Published by the Minister of Justice at the following address:http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

Publi par le ministre de la Justice ladresse suivante :http://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca

CANADA

CONSOLIDATION

An Act to promote theefficiency and

adaptability of theCanadian economy by

regulating certainactivities that discourage

reliance on electronicmeans of carrying outcommercial activities,

and to amend theCanadian Radio-

television and

CODIFICATION

Loi visant promouvoirlefficacit et la capacit

dadaptation delconomie canadienne

par la rglementation decertaines pratiques qui

dcouragent lexercicedes activits

commerciales par voielectronique et modifiantla Loi sur le Conseil de la

radiodiffusion et des


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TelecommunicationsCommission Act, theCompetition Act, thePersonal Information

Protection and ElectronicDocuments Act and the

Telecommunications Act

tlcommunicationscanadiennes, la Loi sur laconcurrence, la Loi sur la

protection desrenseignements

personnels et les

documents lectroniqueset la Loi sur les

tlcommunications

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE ANALYTIQUE

Section Page Article Page

An Act to promote the efficiency andadaptability of the Canadian economy byregulating certain activities thatdiscourage reliance on electronic meansof carrying out commercial activities, andto amend the Canadian Radio-televisionand Telecommunications CommissionAct, the Competition Act, the PersonalInformation Protection and ElectronicDocuments Act and theTelecommunications Act

Loi visant promouvoir lefficacit et lacapacit dadaptation de lconomiecanadienne par la rglementation decertaines pratiques qui dcouragentlexercice des activits commerciales parvoie lectronique et modifiant la Loi surle Conseil de la radiodiffusion et destlcommunications canadiennes, la Loisur la concurrence, la Loi sur la

protection des renseignements personnelset les documents lectroniques et la Loisur les tlcommunications

INTERPRETATION 1 DFINITIONS 1

1 Definitions 1 1 Dfinitions 1

CONFLICT OF PROVISIONS 4 INCOMPATIBILIT 42 Precedence of this Act 4 2 Primaut de la prsente loi 4

PURPOSE 4 OBJET 4

3 Purpose of Act 4 3 Objet de la loi 4

HER MAJESTY 5 SA MAJEST 5

4 Act binding on certain agents 5 4 Certains mandataires de Sa Majest lis 5

APPLICATION 5 APPLICATION 5

5 Broadcasting excluded 5 5 Exclusion : radiodiffusion 5

REQUIREMENTS AND

PROHIBITIONS 5

OBLIGATIONS ET INTERDICTIONS 5

6 Unsolicited electronic messages 5 6 Messages lectroniques non sollicits 57 Altering transmission data 7 7 Modification des donnes de

transmission 78 Installation of computer program 8 8 Installation dun programme dordinateur 89 Contravention of sections 6 to 8 8 9 Contravention lun des articles 6 8 810 Express consent sections 6 to 8 8 10 Consentement exprs : articles 6 8 811 Unsubscribe mechanism section 6 14 11 Mcanisme dexclusion : article 6 1412 Contravention of section 6 15 12 Contravention article 6 1513 Burden of proof 16 13 Charge de la preuve 16

ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARYPENALTIES 16

SANCTIONS ADMINISTRATIVESPCUNIAIRES 16

DESIGNATION 16 DSIGNATION 16

14 Designated persons 16 14 Personne dsigne 16

PRESERVATIONDEMAND 16 DEMANDEDEPRSERVATIONDEDONNES 16

15 Preservation demand 16 15 Demande de prservation de donnes 1616 Application for review 17 16 Demande de rvision 17


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NOTICETOPRODUCE 18 AVISDECOMMUNICATION 18

17 Notice for production 18 17 Avis de communication 1818 Application for review 19 18 Demande de rvision 19

WARRANTS 20 MANDATS 20

19 Warrant 20 19 Mandat 20

VIOLATIONS 21 VIOLATIONS 21

20 Violations 21 20 Violations 21

UNDERTAKINGS 23 ENGAGEMENT 23

21 Entry into undertaking 23 21 Engagement 23

NOTICESOFVIOLATION 23 PROCS-VERBAUX 23

22 Notice of violation 23 22 Procs-verbal de violation 2323 Limitation period 24 23 Prescription 24

DETERMINATIONOFRESPONSIBILITY 24 RESPONSABILIT 2424 Options 24 24 Option 2425 Representations 24 25 Observations 2426 Restraining orders 25 26 Pouvoir de contrainte 25

APPEALTOFEDERALCOURTOFAPPEAL 25 APPELLACOURDAPPELFDRALE 25

27 Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal 25 27 Appel la Cour dappel fdrale 25

RECOVERYOFPENALTIESANDOTHERAMOUNTS 25

RECOUVREMENTDESSANCTIONSETAUTRESSOMMES 25

28 Debts due to Her Majesty 25 28 Crances de Sa Majest 2529 Certificate of default 26 29 Certificat de non-paiement 26

RULESABOUTVIOLATIONS 26 RGLESPROPRESAUXVIOLATIONS 2630 For greater certainty 26 30 Prcision 2631 Directors, officers, etc., of corporations 26 31 Administrateurs, dirigeants, etc. 2632 Vicarious liability 26 32 Responsabilit indirecte 2633 Defence 26 33 Moyen de dfense 26

GENERALPROVISIONS 27 DISPOSITIONSGNRALES 27

34 Questions of law and fact 27 34 Questions de droit et de fait 2735 Judicial powers 27 35 Pouvoirs 2736 Panels of Commission 27 36 Comits 2737 Rules of procedure 27 37 Rgles 2738 Evidence 28 38 Admissibilit en preuve 2839 Information may be made public 28 39 Renseignements rendus publics 28

40 Enforcement 28 40 Assimilation 28

INJUNCTION 29 INJONCTION 29

41 Injunction 29 41 Injonction 29

OFFENCES 29 INFRACTIONS 29

42 Non-compliance 29 42 Non-conformit 2943 Obstruction and false information 29 43 Entrave et fausses dclarations 29


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44 Directors and officers of corporations 30 44 Administrateurs et dirigeants despersonnes morales 30

45 Vicarious liability 30 45 Responsabilit indirecte 3046 Offence 30 46 Infractions 30

PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION 30 DROIT PRIV DACTION 30

APPLICATION 30 DEMANDE 30

47 Application 30 47 Demande 3048 Limitation 31 48 Restriction 3149 Notice of discontinuance 32 49 Notification de labandon 32

HEARING 32 AUDIENCE 32

50 Right to intervene 32 50 Droit dintervenir 3251 Order 33 51 Ordonnance 33

RULESABOUTCONTRAVENTIONSANDREVIEWABLECONDUCT 35

RGLESPROPRESAUXCONTRAVENTIONSETAUXCOMPORTEMENTSSUSCEPTIBLES

DEXAMEN 3552 Directors and officers of corporations 35 52 Administrateurs et dirigeants des

personnes morales 3553 Vicarious liability 35 53 Responsabilit indirecte 3554 Defence 35 54 Moyen de dfense 3555 Liability 36 55 Solidarit 36

CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSUREOF INFORMATION 36

CONSULTATION ETCOMMUNICATION DE

RENSEIGNEMENTS 36

56 Disclosure by an organization 36 56 Communication par une organisation 3657 Consultation 37 57 Consultation 3758 Disclosure by Commission 37 58 Communication par le Conseil 3759 Use of information by Commission 38 59 Utilisation des renseignements par le

Conseil 3860 Information shared with the government

of a foreign state, etc. 3960 tats trangers et organisations

internationales 3961 Reports to Minister of Industry 41 61 Rapport 41

GENERAL 42 DISPOSITIONS GNRALES 42

62 Mandate 42 62 Conseil 4263 Appointment of experts, etc. 42 63 Personnel 4264 Regulations Governor in Council 42 64 Rglements : gouverneur en conseil 4265 Review of Act by Parliamentary

committee 4365 Examen de lapplication de la loi 43

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 43 DISPOSITIONS TRANSITOIRES 4366 Existing business or non-business

relationships 4366 Relations daffaires ou prives

prexistantes 4367 Software updates and upgrades 44 67 Mises jour ou niveau 44

AMENDMENT TO THIS ACT 44 MODIFICATION DE LA PRSENTELOI 44


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AMENDMENT TO THE CANADIANRADIO-TELEVISION ANDTELECOMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION ACT 44

MODIFICATION DE LA LOI SUR LECONSEIL DE LA RADIODIFFUSIONET DES TLCOMMUNICATIONS

CANADIENNES 44

AMENDMENTS TO THECOMPETITION ACT 44

MODIFICATION DE LA LOI SUR LACONCURRENCE 44

AMENDMENTS TO THE PERSONALINFORMATION PROTECTION ANDELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT 44

MODIFICATION DE LA LOI SUR LAPROTECTION DES

RENSEIGNEMENTS PERSONNELSET LES DOCUMENTS

LECTRONIQUES 44

AMENDMENTS TO THETELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 45

MODIFICATION DE LA LOI SUR LESTLCOMMUNICATIONS 45

COMING INTO FORCE 45 ENTRE EN VIGUEUR 45

*91. Order in council 45 *91 Dcret 45

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE 46 MODIFICATIONS NON EN VIGUEUR 46


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S.C. 2010, c. 23 L.C. 2010, ch. 23

An Act to promote the efficiency andadaptability of the Canadian economy byregulating certain activities thatdiscourage reliance on electronic means ofcarrying out commercial activities, and toamend the Canadian Radio-television andTelecommunications Commission Act, theCompetition Act, the Personal InformationProtection and Electronic Documents Actand the Telecommunications Act

Loi visant promouvoir lefficacit et lacapacit dadaptation de lconomiecanadienne par la rglementation decertaines pratiques qui dcouragentlexercice des activits commerciales parvoie lectronique et modifiant la Loi sur leConseil de la radiodiffusion et destlcommunications canadiennes, la Loisur la concurrence, la Loi sur la protectiondes renseignements personnels et lesdocuments lectroniques et la Loi sur lestlcommunications

[Assented to 15th December 2010] [Sanctionne le 15 dcembre 2010]

Her Majesty, by and with the advice andconsent of the Senate and House of Commonsof Canada, enacts as follows:

Sa Majest, sur lavis et avec le consente-ment du Snat et de la Chambre des communesdu Canada, dicte :

INTERPRETATION DFINITIONS

Definitions 1. (1) The following definitions apply inthis Act.

commercialactivityactivitcommerciale

commercial activity means any particulartransaction, act or conduct or any regularcourse of conduct that is of a commercial char-acter, whether or not the person who carries itout does so in the expectation of profit, otherthan any transaction, act or conduct that is car-ried out for the purposes of law enforcement,

public safety, the protection of Canada, theconduct of international affairs or the defenceof Canada.

CommissionConseil

Commission means the Canadian Radio-tele-vision and Telecommunications Commission.

Commissionerof Competitioncommissairede laconcurrence

Commissioner of Competition means theCommissioner of Competition appointed undersubsection 7(1) of the Competition Act.

1. (1) Les dfinitions qui suivent sap-pliquent la prsente loi.

Dfinitions

activit commerciale Tout acte isol ou acti-vit rgulire qui revt un caractre commer-cial, que la personne qui laccomplit le fasse ounon dans le but de raliser un profit, lexcep-tion de tout acte ou activit accompli des finsdobservation de la loi, de scurit publique, de

protection du Canada, de conduite des affairesinternationales ou de dfense du Canada.

activitcommercialecommercialactivity

adresse lectronique Toute adresse utilise

relativement la transmission dun messagelectronique lun des comptes suivants :

a) un compte courriel;

b) un compte messagerie instantane;

c) un compte tlphone;

d) tout autre compte similaire.

adresse

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computerprogramprogrammedordinateur

computer program has the same meaning asin subsection 342.1(2) of the Criminal Code.

computersystemordinateur

computer system has the same meaning as insubsection 342.1(2) of the Criminal Code.

court ofcompetentjurisdictiontribunalcomptent

court of competent jurisdiction means theFederal Court or a superior court of a province.

datadonnes

data means signs, signals, symbols or con-cepts that are being prepared or have been pre-

pared in a form suitable for use in a computersystem.

documentdocument

document has the same meaning as in section487.011 of the Criminal Code.

electronicaddressadresse

lectronique

electronic address means an address used inconnection with the transmission of an elec-

tronic message to(a) an electronic mail account;

(b) an instant messaging account;

(c) a telephone account; or

(d) any similar account.

electronicmessagemessagelectronique

electronic message means a message sent byany means of telecommunication, including atext, sound, voice or image message.

personpersonne

person means an individual, partnership, cor-poration, organization, association, trustee, ad-

ministrator, executor, liquidator of a succes-sion, receiver or legal representative.

PrivacyCommissionerCommissaire la protection de

la vie prive

Privacy Commissioner means the PrivacyCommissioner appointed under section 53 ofthePrivacy Act.

telecommuni-cations facilityinstallation detlcommunica-

tion

telecommunications facility means any facili-ty, apparatus or other thing that is used fortelecommunications or for any operation direct-ly connected with telecommunications.

telecommuni-cations serviceservice de

tlcommunica-tion

telecommunications service means a service,or a feature of a service, that is provided by

means of telecommunications facilities,whether the telecommunications serviceprovider owns, leases or has any other interestin or right respecting the telecommunicationsfacilities and any related equipment used to

provide the service.

Commissaire la protection de la vie priveLe Commissaire la protection de la vie privenomm en application de larticle 53 de la Loi

sur la protection des renseignements person-

nels.

Commissaire la protection dela vie privePrivacyCommissioner

commissaire de la concurrence Le commis-

saire de la concurrence nomm en applicationdu paragraphe 7(1) de la Loi sur la concur-rence.

commissaire

de laconcurrenceCommissionerof Competition

Conseil Le Conseil de la radiodiffusion etdes tlcommunications canadiennes.

ConseilCommission

document Sentend au sens de larticle487.011 du Code criminel.

documentdocument

donnes Signes, signaux, symboles ou re-prsentations de concepts qui sont prpars oulont t de faon pouvoir tre utiliss dans unordinateur.

donnesdata

donnes de transmission

Donnes qui, lafois :

a) concernent les fonctions de composition,de routage, dadressage ou de signalisationen matire de tlcommunication;

b) soit sont transmises pour identifier, acti-ver ou configurer un appareil ou un disposi-tif, notamment un programme dordinateur,en vue dtablir ou de maintenir une commu-nication, soit sont produites durant la cra-tion, la transmission ou la rception dunecommunication et indiquent, ou visent indi-

quer, le type, la direction, la date, lheure, ladure, le volume, le point denvoi, la destina-tion ou le point darrive de la communica-tion;

c) ne rvlent pas la substance, le sens oulobjet de la communication.

donnes detransmissiontransmissiondata

installation de tlcommunication Installa-tion, appareil ou autre chose utilis en matirede tlcommunication ou pour toute oprationdirectement lie aux tlcommunications.

installation detlcommunica-tiontelecommunica-tions facility

message lectronique Message envoy par

tout moyen de tlcommunication, notammentun message textuel, sonore, vocal ou visuel.

messagelectronique

electronicmessage

ordinateur Sentend au sens du paragraphe342.1(2) du Code criminel.

ordinateurcomputer

system

personne Personne physique, socit de per-sonnes, personne morale, organisation, associa-tion, fiduciaire, excuteur, liquidateur de la suc-

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telecommuni-cations serviceprovidertlcommuni-cateur

telecommunications service provider means aperson who, independently or as part of a groupor association, provides telecommunicationsservices.

transmissiondatadonnes detransmission

transmission data means data that

(a)

relates to the telecommunications func-tions of dialling, routing, addressing or sig-nalling;

(b) either is transmitted to identify, activateor configure an apparatus or device, includ-ing a computer program, in order to establishor maintain a communication, or is generatedduring the creation, transmission or receptionof a communication and identifies or pur-

ports to identify the type, direction, date,time, duration, size, origin, destination or ter-mination of the communication; and

(c)

does not reveal the substance, meaningor purpose of the communication.

cession, administrateur, squestre oureprsentant lgal.

programme dordinateur Sentend au sensdu paragraphe 342.1(2) du Code criminel.

programmedordinateurcomputer

program

service de tlcommunication Service oucomplment de service fourni au moyendinstallations de tlcommunication, quecelles-ci et le matriel connexe appartiennentau tlcommunicateur, soient lous par lui oufassent lobjet dun droit ou intrt en sa fa-veur.

service detlcommunica-tiontelecommunica-tions service

tlcommunicateur Personne qui fournit desservices de tlcommunication, seule ou au titrede son appartenance un groupe ou une asso-ciation.

tlcommuni-cateurtelecommunica-tions service

provider

tribunal comptent La Cour fdrale ou la

cour suprieure dune province.

tribunalcomptent

court ofcompetent

jurisdiction

Meaning ofcommercialelectronicmessage

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a commer-cial electronic message is an electronic mes-sage that, having regard to the content of themessage, the hyperlinks in the message to con-tent on a website or other database, or the con-tact information contained in the message, itwould be reasonable to conclude has as its pur-

pose, or one of its purposes, to encourage par-ticipation in a commercial activity, including anelectronic message that

(a)

offers to purchase, sell, barter or lease aproduct, goods, a service, land or an interestor right in land;

(b) offers to provide a business, investmentor gaming opportunity;

(c) advertises or promotes anything referredto in paragraph (a) or (b); or

(d) promotes a person, including the publicimage of a person, as being a person whodoes anything referred to in any of para-graphs (a) to (c), or who intends to do so.

(2) Pour lapplication de la prsente loi, estun message lectronique commercial le mes-sage lectronique dont il est raisonnable deconclure, vu son contenu, le contenu de toutsite Web ou autre banque de donnes auquel ildonne accs par hyperlien ou linformationquil donne sur la personne contacter, quil a

pour but, entre autres, dencourager la partici-pation une activit commerciale et, notam-ment, tout message lectronique qui, selon le

cas :a) comporte une offre dachat, de vente, detroc ou de louage dun produit, bien, service,terrain ou droit ou intrt foncier;

b) offre une possibilit daffaires, dinvestis-sement ou de jeu;

c) annonce ou fait la promotion dune choseou possibilit mentionne aux alinas a) oub);

d) fait la promotion dune personne, y com-pris limage de celle-ci auprs du public,

comme tant une personne qui accomplit ou a lintention daccomplir un des actesmentionns aux alinas a) c).

Messagelectroniquecommercial

Othercommercialelectronicmessage

(3) An electronic message that contains a re-quest for consent to send a message describedin subsection (2) is also considered to be acommercial electronic message.

(3) Le message lectronique comportant unedemande de consentement en vue de la trans-mission dun message vis au paragraphe (2)est aussi considr comme un message lectro-nique commercial.

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Exclusion (4) An electronic message described in sub-section (2) or (3) that is sent for the purposes oflaw enforcement, public safety, the protectionof Canada, the conduct of international affairsor the defence of Canada is not considered to

be a commercial electronic message.

(4) Nest pas considr comme un messagelectronique commercial le message lectro-nique vis aux paragraphes (2) ou (3) envoy des fins dobservation de la loi, de scurit pu-

blique, de protection du Canada, de conduitedes affaires internationales ou de dfense du

Canada.

Exclusion

Person to whoma message issent

(5) For the purposes of this Act, a referenceto the person to whom an electronic message issent means the holder of the account associatedwith the electronic address to which the mes-sage is sent, as well as any person who it is rea-sonable to believe is or might be authorized bythe account holder to use the electronic address.

(5) Dans la prsente loi, la mention de lapersonne qui reoit le message lectronique etcelle de la personne qui il est envoy vise letitulaire du compte correspondant ladresselectronique laquelle le message est envoyainsi que toute personne dont il est raisonnablede croire quelle est ou pourrait tre autorise

par le titulaire du compte utiliser ladresselectronique.

Destinataire dumessage

CONFLICT OF PROVISIONS INCOMPATIBILIT

Precedence ofthis Act 2.

In the event of a conflict between a provi-sion of this Act and a provision of Part 1 of thePersonal Information Protection and Electron-

ic Documents Act, the provision of this Act op-erates despite the provision of that Part, to theextent of the conflict.

2.

Les dispositions de la prsente loi lem-portent sur les dispositions incompatibles de lapartie 1 de la Loi sur la protection des rensei-gnements personnels et les documents lectro-

niques.

Primaut de laprsente loi

PURPOSE OBJET

Purpose of Act 3. The purpose of this Act is to promote theefficiency and adaptability of the Canadianeconomy by regulating commercial conductthat discourages the use of electronic means tocarry out commercial activities, because that

conduct(a) impairs the availability, reliability, effi-ciency and optimal use of electronic meansto carry out commercial activities;

(b) imposes additional costs on businessesand consumers;

(c) compromises privacy and the security ofconfidential information; and

(d) undermines the confidence of Canadiansin the use of electronic means of communi-cation to carry out their commercial activi-

ties in Canada and abroad.

3. La prsente loi a pour objet de promou-voir lefficacit et la capacit dadaptation delconomie canadienne par la rglementationdes pratiques commerciales qui dcouragentlexercice des activits commerciales par voie

lectronique pour les raisons suivantes :a) elles nuisent laccessibilit, la fiabili-t, lefficience et lutilisation optimaledes moyens de communication lectroniquedans le cadre des activits commerciales;

b) elles entranent des cots supplmentairespour les entreprises et les consommateurs;

c) elles compromettent la protection de lavie prive et la scurit des renseignementsconfidentiels;

d) elles minent la confiance des Canadiens

quant lutilisation des moyens de commu-nication lectronique pour lexercice de leursactivits commerciales au Canada et ltranger.

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HER MAJESTY SA MAJEST

Act binding oncertain agents

4. This Act is binding on any corporationthat is expressly declared by or under any Actof Parliament or of the legislature of a provinceto be an agent of Her Majesty, when the corpo-ration is acting as such in the course of any

commercial activity.

4. Toute personne morale ayant la qualit demandataire de Sa Majest par dclaration ex-

presse faite sous le rgime dune loi du Parle-ment ou dune province est lie par la prsenteloi quand elle exerce des activits commer-

ciales en cette qualit.

Certainsmandataires deSa Majest lis

APPLICATION APPLICATION

Broadcastingexcluded

5. This Act does not apply in respect ofbroadcasting by a broadcasting undertaking, asthose terms are defined in subsection 2(1) oftheBroadcasting Act.

5. La prsente loi ne sapplique pas aux en-treprises de radiodiffusion pour tout ce quiconcerne la radiodiffusion, au sens donn cestermes au paragraphe 2(1) de la Loi sur la ra-diodiffusion.

Exclusion :radiodiffusion

REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS OBLIGATIONS ET INTERDICTIONS

Unsolicitedelectronicmessages

6. (1) It is prohibited to send or cause orpermit to be sent to an electronic address a

commercial electronic message unless(a) the person to whom the message is senthas consented to receiving it, whether theconsent is express or implied; and

(b) the message complies with subsection(2).

6. (1) Il est interdit denvoyer une adresselectronique un message lectronique commer-

cial, de ly faire envoyer ou de permettre quily soit envoy, sauf si :

a) la personne qui le message est envoy aconsenti expressment ou tacitement le re-cevoir;

b) le message est conforme au paragraphe(2).

Messageslectroniquesnon sollicits

Contents ofmessage

(2) The message must be in a form that con-forms to the prescribed requirements and must

(a) set out prescribed information that iden-tifies the person who sent the message and

the person if different on whose behalfit is sent;

(b) set out information enabling the personto whom the message is sent to readily con-tact one of the persons referred to in para-graph (a); and

(c) set out an unsubscribe mechanism in ac-cordance with subsection 11(1).

(2) Le message doit respecter les exigencesrglementaires quant sa forme et comporter, la fois :

a) les renseignements rglementaires per-

mettant didentifier la personne qui la en-voy ainsi que, le cas chant, celle au nomde qui il a t envoy;

b) les renseignements permettant la per-sonne qui la reu de communiquer facile-ment avec lune ou lautre des personnes vi-ses lalina a);

c) la description dun mcanisme dexclu-sion conforme au paragraphe 11(1).

Contenu dumessage

Period ofvalidity ofcontactinformation

(3) The person who sends the commercialelectronic message and the person if differ-ent on whose behalf the commercial elec-tronic message is sent must ensure that the con-tact information referred to in paragraph (2)(b)is valid for a minimum of 60 days after themessage has been sent.

(3) La personne qui envoie le message lec-tronique commercial ainsi que, le cas chant,celle au nom de qui il a t envoy sont tenuesde veiller ce que les renseignements viss lalina (2)b) soient valables pendant au moinssoixante jours aprs la transmission du mes-sage.

Priode devalidit desrenseignements

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(a) an electronic message is considered tohave been sent once its transmission has

been initiated; and

(b) it is immaterial whether the electronicaddress to which an electronic message issent exists or whether an electronic message

reaches its intended destination.

a) le fait damorcer la transmission dunmessage lectronique est assimil lenvoide celui-ci;

b) ne sont pertinents ni le fait que ladresselectronique laquelle le message lectro-nique est envoy existe ou non ni le fait que

ce message arrive ou non la destinationvoulue.

Exception (5) This section does not apply to a commer-cial electronic message

(a) that is sent by or on behalf of an individ-ual to another individual with whom theyhave a personal or family relationship, as de-fined in the regulations;

(b) that is sent to a person who is engaged ina commercial activity and consists solely ofan inquiry or application related to that activ-

ity; or(c) that is of a class, or is sent in circum-stances, specified in the regulations.

(5) Le prsent article ne sapplique pas auxmessages lectroniques commerciaux suivants :

a) les messages qui sont envoys par unepersonne physique ou au nom de celle-ci une autre, si ces personnes ont entre elles desliens familiaux ou personnels, au sens des r-glements;

b) les messages qui sont envoys une per-sonne qui exerce des activits commerciales

et qui constituent uniquement une demande notamment une demande de renseigne-ments portant sur ces activits;

c) les messages qui font partie dune catgo-rie rglementaire ou qui sont envoys dansles circonstances prcises par rglements.

Exception

Exception (6) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to acommercial electronic message that solely

(a) provides a quote or estimate for the sup-ply of a product, goods, a service, land or aninterest or right in land, if the quote or esti-mate was requested by the person to whom

the message is sent;(b) facilitates, completes or confirms a com-mercial transaction that the person to whomthe message is sent previously agreed to en-ter into with the person who sent the mes-sage or the person if different onwhose behalf it is sent;

(c) provides warranty information, productrecall information or safety or security infor-mation about a product, goods or a servicethat the person to whom the message is sentuses, has used or has purchased;

(d) provides notification of factual informa-tion about

(i) the ongoing use or ongoing purchaseby the person to whom the message is sentof a product, goods or a service offeredunder a subscription, membership, ac-count, loan or similar relationship by the

(6) Lalina (1)a) ne sapplique pas auxmessages lectroniques commerciaux qui sontuniquement, selon le cas :

a) des messages qui donnent, la demandedes personnes qui les reoivent, un prix ouune estimation pour la fourniture de biens,

produits, services, terrains ou droits ou int-rts fonciers;

b) des messages qui facilitent, compltentou confirment la ralisation dune oprationcommerciale que les personnes qui les re-oivent ont au pralable accept de conclureavec les personnes qui les ont envoys ou, lecas chant, celles au nom de qui ils ont tenvoys;

c) des messages qui donnent des renseigne-ments en matire de garantie, de rappel ou descurit lgard de biens ou produits utili-

ss ou achets par les personnes qui re-oivent ces messages ou de services obtenus

par celles-ci;

d) des messages qui donnent des lmentsdinformation factuels aux personnes qui lesreoivent lgard :

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person who sent the message or the person if different on whose behalf it issent, or

(ii) the ongoing subscription, member-ship, account, loan or similar relationshipof the person to whom the message is sent;

(e) provides information directly related toan employment relationship or related bene-fit plan in which the person to whom themessage is sent is currently involved, is cur-rently participating or is currently enrolled;

(f) delivers a product, goods or a service, in-cluding product updates or upgrades, that the

person to whom the message is sent is enti-tled to receive under the terms of a transac-tion that they have previously entered intowith the person who sent the message or the

person if different on whose behalf it

is sent; or

(g) communicates for a purpose specified inthe regulations.

(i) soit de lutilisation ou de lachat parces personnes, pendant une certaine p-riode, de biens, produits ou services of-ferts par les personnes qui ont envoy cesmessages ou, le cas chant, celles au nomde qui ils ont t envoys au titre dun

abonnement, dune adhsion, duncompte, dun prt ou de toute autre rela-tion semblable,

(ii) soit de cet abonnement, cette adh-sion, ce compte, ce prt ou cette autre rela-tion;

e) des messages qui fournissent des rensei-gnements directement lis au statut dem-

ploy des personnes qui les reoivent ou tout rgime de prestations auquel elles parti-cipent ou dont elles tirent des avantages;

f) des messages au moyen desquels sont li-

vrs des biens, produits ou services, y com-pris des mises jour ou des amliorations lgard de ceux-ci, auxquels les personnesqui reoivent ces messages ont droit au titredune opration dj conclue avec les per-sonnes qui les ont envoys ou, le caschant, celles au nom de qui ils ont t en-voys;

g) des messages envoys lune des finsprvues par les rglements.

Exception (7) This section does not apply to a telecom-munications service provider merely becausethe service provider provides a telecommunica-tions service that enables the transmission ofthe message.

(7) Le prsent article ne sapplique pas autlcommunicateur du seul fait quil offre unservice de tlcommunication qui rend possiblela transmission du message.

Exception

Exception (8) This section does not apply to a commer-cial electronic message

(a) that is, in whole or in part, an interactivetwo-way voice communication between indi-viduals;

(b) that is sent by means of a facsimile to atelephone account; or

(c) that is a voice recording sent to a tele-

phone account.

(8) Le prsent article ne sapplique pas auxmessages lectroniques suivants :

a) les messages qui consistent, en tout ou enpartie, en des communications vocales bila-trales quont entre elles, en direct, des per-sonnes physiques;

b) les messages envoys par fac-simil uncompte tlphone;

c)

les enregistrements de la parole envoys un compte tlphone.

Exception

Alteringtransmissiondata

7. (1) It is prohibited, in the course of acommercial activity, to alter or cause to be al-tered the transmission data in an electronicmessage so that the message is delivered to a

7. (1) Il est interdit, dans le cadre dactivitscommerciales, de modifier ou de faire modifierles donnes de transmission dun message lec-tronique de faon ce quil soit livr non seule-ment la destination prcise par son expdi-

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destination other than or in addition to thatspecified by the sender, unless

(a) the alteration is made with the expressconsent of the sender or the person to whomthe message is sent, and the person alteringor causing to be altered the data complies

with subsection 11(4); or(b) the alteration is made in accordance witha court order.

teur, mais aussi une autre destination, ouencore uniquement une telle autre destination,sauf dans lun ou lautre des cas suivants :

a) la modification est effectue avec leconsentement exprs de lexpditeur ou de la

personne qui le message est envoy et la

personne qui fait ou fait faire la modificationse conforme au paragraphe 11(4);

b) la modification est effectue au titredune ordonnance judiciaire.

Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the al-teration is made by a telecommunications ser-vice provider for the purposes of network man-agement.

(2) Le paragraphe (1) ne sapplique pas si lamodification est effectue par un tlcommuni-cateur pour la gestion dun rseau.

Exception

Installation ofcomputerprogram

8. (1) A person must not, in the course of acommercial activity, install or cause to be in-stalled a computer program on any other per-

sons computer system or, having so installedor caused to be installed a computer program,cause an electronic message to be sent fromthat computer system, unless

(a) the person has obtained the express con-sent of the owner or an authorized user of thecomputer system and complies with subsec-tion 11(5); or

(b) the person is acting in accordance with acourt order.

8. (1) Il est interdit, dans le cadre dactivitscommerciales, dinstaller ou de faire installerun programme dordinateur dans lordinateur

dune autre personne ou, aprs avoir ainsi ins-tall ou fait installer un programme dordina-teur, de faire envoyer un message lectronique

par cet ordinateur, sauf si la personne qui ac-complit lacte en question :

a) soit le fait avec le consentement exprsdu propritaire ou de lutilisateur autoris delordinateur et se conforme au paragraphe11(5);

b) soit le fait en vertu dune ordonnance ju-diciaire.

Installation dunprogrammedordinateur

Application (2) A person contravenes subsection (1) on-

ly if the computer system is located in Canadaat the relevant time or if the person either is inCanada at the relevant time or is acting underthe direction of a person who is in Canada atthe time when they give the directions.

(2) Il ny a contravention au paragraphe (1)

que si lordinateur se trouve au Canada au mo-ment des actes reprochs ou si lauteur de ceux-ci soit se trouve au Canada ce moment-l, soitagit sur les instructions dune personne qui sytrouve au moment o elle les lui donne.

Champ

dapplication

Contravention ofsections 6 to 8

9. It is prohibited to aid, induce, procure orcause to be procured the doing of any act con-trary to any of sections 6 to 8.

9. Il est interdit de faire accomplir, mme in-directement, tout acte contraire lun des ar-ticles 6 8, ou daider ou dencourager qui-conque accomplir un tel acte.

Contravention lun des articles6 8

Express consent sections 6 to8

10. (1) A person who seeks express consentfor the doing of an act described in any of sec-tions 6 to 8 must, when requesting consent, set

out clearly and simply the following informa-tion:

(a) the purpose or purposes for which theconsent is being sought;

(b) prescribed information that identifies theperson seeking consent and, if the person isseeking consent on behalf of another person,

10. (1) Quiconque entend obtenir le consen-tement exprs dune personne pour accomplirun acte vis lun des articles 6 8 doit, lors-

quil demande le consentement, noncer entermes simples et clairs, les renseignements sui-vants :

a) les fins auxquelles le consentement estsollicit;

b) les renseignements rglementaires per-mettant didentifier la personne qui sollicite

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prescribed information that identifies thatother person; and

(c) any other prescribed information.

le consentement et, sil est sollicit au nomdune autre personne, les renseignements r-glementaires permettant didentifier celle-ci;

c) tout autre renseignement prcis par r-glement.

Exception

(2)

Despite paragraph (1)(b), for the purpos-es of section 6, if a person is seeking expressconsent on behalf of a person whose identity isnot known,

(a) the only information that is required tobe provided under that paragraph is pre-scribed information that identifies the personseeking consent; and

(b) the person seeking consent must complywith the regulations in respect of the use thatmay be made of the consent and the condi-tions on which the consent may be used.

(2)

Malgr lalina (1)b), pour lapplicationde larticle 6, la personne qui sollicite leconsentement exprs au nom dune autre per-sonne dont lidentit est inconnue :

a) dune part, nest tenue de donner au titrede cet alina, lorsquelle demande le consen-tement, que les renseignements rglemen-taires permettant dtablir sa propre identit;

b) dautre part, se conforme aux rglements lgard de lutilisation du consentement etdes conditions de cette utilisation.

Exception

Additionalrequirement section 8

(3)

A person who seeks express consent forthe doing of any act described in section 8must, when requesting consent, also, in addi-tion to setting out any other prescribed informa-tion, clearly and simply describe, in generalterms, the function and purpose of the comput-er program that is to be installed if the consentis given.

(3)

Quiconque entend obtenir le consente-ment exprs dune personne pour accomplir unacte vis larticle 8 doit en outre, lorsquil de-mande le consentement, fournir les renseigne-ments prciss par rglement et noncer entermes simples, clairs et gnraux la fonction etlobjet du programme dordinateur qui sera ins-tall si le consentement est donn.

Exigencesupplmentaire :article 8

Additionalrequirementsassociated withcertain functions

(4) In addition to the requirements set out insubsections (1) and (3), if the computer pro-gram that is to be installed performs one ormore of the functions described in subsection

(5), the person who seeks express consent must,when requesting consent, clearly and promi-nently, and separately and apart from the li-cence agreement,

(a) describe the programs material elementsthat perform the function or functions, in-cluding the nature and purpose of those ele-ments and their reasonably foreseeable im-

pact on the operation of the computersystem; and

(b) bring those elements to the attention ofthe person from whom consent is being

sought in the prescribed manner.

(4) En plus de respecter les exigences pr-vues aux paragraphes (1) et (3), lorsquelle sol-licite le consentement exprs dune autre per-sonne en vue de linstallation dun programme

dordinateur qui effectue une ou plusieurs desfonctions mentionnes au paragraphe (5), lapersonne doit dcrire les lments du pro-gramme qui effectuent ces fonctions notam-ment leur nature et objet et les consquences

prvisibles quils auront sur le fonctionnementde lordinateur et les porter lattention delautre personne, de la faon prvue par rgle-ment, en termes clairs et facilement lisibles etailleurs que dans le contrat de licence.

Exigencessupplmentaires

Description offunctions

(5) A function referred to in subsection (4)is any of the following functions that the personwho seeks express consent knows and intendswill cause the computer system to operate in amanner that is contrary to the reasonable expec-tations of the owner or an authorized user of thecomputer system:

(5) Les fonctions vises au paragraphe (4)sont celles mentionnes ci-dessous dont la per-sonne qui sollicite le consentement sait quellesauront pour effet de faire fonctionner lordina-teur dune faon contraire aux attentes raison-nables du propritaire ou de lutilisateur autori-

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(a) collecting personal information stored onthe computer system;

(b) interfering with the owners or an autho-rized users control of the computer system;

(c) changing or interfering with settings,

preferences or commands already installed orstored on the computer system without theknowledge of the owner or an authorized us-er of the computer system;

(d) changing or interfering with data that isstored on the computer system in a mannerthat obstructs, interrupts or interferes withlawful access to or use of that data by theowner or an authorized user of the computersystem;

(e) causing the computer system to commu-nicate with another computer system, or oth-

er device, without the authorization of theowner or an authorized user of the computersystem;

(f) installing a computer program that maybe activated by a third party without theknowledge of the owner or an authorized us-er of the computer system; and

(g) performing any other function specifiedin the regulations.

s de celui-ci et dont il entend quelles aient ceteffet :

a) la collecte de renseignements personnelssur lordinateur;

b) lentrave au contrle de lordinateur par

le propritaire ou lutilisateur autoris de ce-lui-ci;

c) la modification des paramtres, prf-rences ou commandements dj installs oumis en mmoire dans lordinateur ou len-trave leur utilisation, linsu du propri-taire ou de lutilisateur autoris de lordina-teur;

d) la modification des donnes dj mises enmmoire dans lordinateur ayant pour effetdempcher, dinterrompre ou dentraverlaccs ou lutilisation lgitimes de ces don-

nes par le propritaire ou lutilisateur auto-ris de celui-ci;

e) la communication de lordinateur, sanslautorisation de son propritaire ou utilisa-teur autoris, avec un autre ordinateur ou dis-

positif;

f) linstallation dun programme activ parun tiers linsu du propritaire ou de lutili-sateur autoris de lordinateur;

g) toute autre fonction prcise dans les r-glements.

Exception (6)

Subsection (4) does not apply in respectof a computer program that performs a functiondescribed in subsection (5) if that function onlycollects, uses or communicates transmissiondata or performs an operation specified in theregulations.

(6)

Le paragraphe (4) ne sapplique pas auprogramme dordinateur qui effectue une fonc-tion mentionne au paragraphe (5) si celle-ciest uniquement de faire la collecte, dutiliser oude communiquer des donnes de transmissionou deffectuer une opration prcise par les r-glements.

Exception

Updates andupgrades

(7) Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply inrespect of the installation of an update or up-grade to a computer program the installation oruse of which was expressly consented to in ac-cordance with subsections (1) and (3) if the

person who gave the consent is entitled to re-

ceive the update or upgrade under the terms ofthe express consent and the update or upgradeis installed in accordance with those terms.

(7) Les paragraphes (1) et (3) ne sap-pliquent pas linstallation de la mise jour ou niveau dun programme dordinateur installou utilis avec consentement exprs donnconformment ces paragraphes si la personnequi a donn le consentement a le droit de rece-

voir la mise jour ou niveau aux termes decelui-ci et que linstallation est faite conform-ment ceux-ci.

Exception: mise jour ou niveau

Personconsidered toexpresslyconsent

(8) A person is considered to expressly con-sent to the installation of a computer program if

(a) the program is

(i) a cookie,

(8) La personne est rpute consentir ex-pressment linstallation dun programmedordinateur si, la fois :

a) le programme est, selon le cas :

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(ii) HTML code,

(iii) Java Scripts,

(iv) an operating system,

(v) any other program that is executableonly through the use of another computer

program whose installation or use the per-son has previously expressly consented to,or

(vi) any other program specified in theregulations; and

(b) the persons conduct is such that it isreasonable to believe that they consent to the

programs installation.

(i) un tmoin de connexion,

(ii) un code HTML,

(iii) un JavaScript,

(iv) un systme dexploitation,

(v) tout autre programme qui ne peut treexcut que par lentremise dun autre

programme auquel elle a dj express-ment consenti linstallation ou lutilisa-tion,

(vi) tout autre programme prcis par r-glement;

b) il est raisonnable de croire, daprs soncomportement, quelle consent linstalla-tion du programme.

Implied consent section 6

(9) Consent is implied for the purpose ofsection 6 only if

(a)

the person who sends the message, theperson who causes it to be sent or the personwho permits it to be sent has an existing

business relationship or an existing non-busi-ness relationship with the person to whom itis sent;

(b) the person to whom the message is senthas conspicuously published, or has causedto be conspicuously published, the electronicaddress to which the message is sent, the

publication is not accompanied by a state-ment that the person does not wish to receive

unsolicited commercial electronic messagesat the electronic address and the message isrelevant to the persons business, role, func-tions or duties in a business or official capac-ity;

(c) the person to whom the message is senthas disclosed, to the person who sends themessage, the person who causes it to be sentor the person who permits it to be sent, theelectronic address to which the message issent without indicating a wish not to receiveunsolicited commercial electronic messages

at the electronic address, and the message isrelevant to the persons business, role, func-tions or duties in a business or official capac-ity; or

(d) the message is sent in the circumstancesset out in the regulations.

(9) Pour lapplication de larticle 6, il ny aconsentement tacite que dans lun ou lautre

des cas suivants :a) la personne qui envoie le message, le faitenvoyer ou en permet lenvoi a, avec la per-sonne qui le reoit, des relations daffaires encours ou des relations prives en cours;

b) la personne qui le message est envoy apubli bien en vue, ou a ainsi fait publier,ladresse lectronique laquelle il a t en-voy, la publication ne comporte aucunemention prcisant quelle ne veut recevoiraucun message lectronique commercial nonsollicit cette adresse et le message a un

lien soit avec lexercice des attributions de lapersonne, soit avec son entreprise commer-ciale ou les fonctions quelle exerce au seindune telle entreprise;

c) la personne qui le message est envoy acommuniqu ladresse lectronique la-quelle il est envoy la personne qui envoiele message, le fait envoyer ou en permetlenvoi, sans aucune mention prcisantquelle ne veut recevoir aucun message lec-tronique commercial non sollicit cetteadresse et le message a un lien soit avec

lexercice des attributions de la personne,soit avec son entreprise commerciale ou lesfonctions quelle exerce au sein dune telleentreprise;

d) le message est envoy dans les autres cir-constances prvues par rglement.

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Definition ofexistingbusinessrelationship

(10) In subsection (9), existing business re-lationship means a business relationship be-tween the person to whom the message is sentand any of the other persons referred to in thatsubsection that is, any person who sent orcaused or permitted to be sent the message

arising from(a) the purchase or lease of a product,goods, a service, land or an interest or rightin land, within the two-year period immedi-ately before the day on which the messagewas sent, by the person to whom the messageis sent from any of those other persons;

(b) the acceptance by the person to whomthe message is sent, within the period re-ferred to in paragraph (a), of a business, in-vestment or gaming opportunity offered byany of those other persons;

(c)

the bartering of anything mentioned inparagraph (a) between the person to whomthe message is sent and any of those other

persons within the period referred to in thatparagraph;

(d) a written contract entered into betweenthe person to whom the message is sent andany of those other persons in respect of amatter not referred to in any of paragraphs(a) to (c), if the contract is currently in exis-tence or expired within the period referred toin paragraph (a); or

(e)

an inquiry or application, within the six-month period immediately before the day onwhich the message was sent, made by the

person to whom the message is sent to any ofthose other persons, in respect of anythingmentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c).

(10) Pour lapplication du paragraphe (9),relations daffaires en cours sentend des re-lations daffaires entre la personne qui envoiele message, le fait envoyer ou en permet lenvoiet la personne qui le reoit, dcoulant, selon lecas :

a)

de lachat ou du louage par la secondepersonne, au cours des deux ans prcdant ladate denvoi du message, dun bien, produit,service, terrain ou droit ou intrt foncier dela premire personne;

b) de lacceptation par la seconde personne,au cours de cette priode, dune possibilitdaffaires, dinvestissement ou de jeu offerte

par la premire personne;

c) du troc dune chose mentionne lalinaa) intervenu entre elles au cours de cette p-riode;

d) de tout contrat toujours en vigueur ouvenu chance au cours de cette priode conclu par crit entre elles au sujet dunechose non mentionne aux alinas a) c);

e) dune demande notamment une de-mande de renseignements prsente par laseconde personne la premire, au cours dessix mois prcdant la date denvoi du mes-sage, relativement une chose ou une pos-sibilit mentionne aux alinas a) ou c).

Dfinition derelationsdaffaires encours

Clarification (11) For the purposes of subsection (10), thefollowing organizations are considered to be

businesses:

(a) a cooperative as defined in subsection2(1) of the Canada Cooperatives Act;

(b)

a cooperative corporation as defined insection 2 of the Cooperative Credit Associa-tions Act; and

(c) any similar organization incorporatedunder an Act of Parliament or the legislatureof a province.

(11) Pour lapplication du paragraphe (10),les organisations ci-aprs sont susceptiblesdavoir des relations daffaires :

a) les coopratives au sens du paragraphe2(1) de la Loi canadienne sur les coopra-tives;

b) les coopratives au sens de larticle 2 dela Loi sur les associations coopratives decrdit;

c) les organisations similaires constitues enpersonne morale sous le rgime dune loi f-drale ou provinciale.

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Clarification (12) If a person has an existing business re-lationship with another person in accordancewith subsection (10), and the business is sold,the person who purchases the business is con-sidered to have, in respect of that business, anexisting business relationship with that other

person.

(12) Dans le cas o une personne a les rela-tions daffaires en cours vises au paragraphe(10) avec une autre personne dans le cadredune entreprise et que celle-ci est vendue,lacheteur est rput avoir des relations daf-faires avec cette autre personne dans le cadre

de cette entreprise.

Prcision

Definition ofexisting non-businessrelationship

(13) In subsection (9), existing non-busi-ness relationship means a non-business rela-tionship between the person to whom the mes-sage is sent and any of the other personsreferred to in that subsection that is, any per-son who sent or caused or permitted to be sentthe message arising from

(a) a donation or gift made by the person towhom the message is sent to any of thoseother persons within the two-year period im-mediately before the day on which the mes-

sage was sent, where that other person is aregistered charity as defined in subsection248(1) of theIncome Tax Act, a political par-ty or organization, or a person who is a can-didate as defined in an Act of Parliamentor of the legislature of a province for pub-licly elected office;

(b) volunteer work performed by the personto whom the message is sent for any of thoseother persons, or attendance at a meeting or-ganized by that other person, within the two-year period immediately before the day onwhich the message was sent, where that oth-er person is a registered charity as defined insubsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act, a

political party or organization or a personwho is a candidate as defined in an Act ofParliament or of the legislature of a province

for publicly elected office; or

(c) membership, as defined in the regula-tions, by the person to whom the message issent, in any of those other persons, within thetwo-year period immediately before the dayon which the message was sent, where thatother person is a club, association or volun-

tary organization, as defined in the regula-tions.

(13) Pour lapplication du paragraphe (9),relations prives en cours sentend des rela-tions entre la personne qui envoie le message,le fait envoyer ou en permet lenvoi et la per-sonne qui le reoit, qui ne sont pas des relationsdaffaires et qui dcoulent, selon le cas :

a) dun don ou dun cadeau offert par la se-conde personne la premire au cours desdeux ans prcdant la date denvoi du mes-sage, dans le cas o cette premire personneest un organisme de bienfaisance enregistr

au sens du paragraphe 248(1) de la Loi delimpt sur le revenu, une organisation ou unparti politiques ou un candidat au sens detoute loi fdrale ou provinciale unecharge publique lective;

b) du travail effectu titre de bnvole parla seconde personne pour la premire aucours des deux ans prcdant la date denvoidu message, dans le cas o cette premire

personne est un organisme de bienfaisanceenregistr au sens du paragraphe 248(1) de la

Loi de limpt sur le revenu, une organisa-tion ou un parti politiques ou un candidat au sens de toute loi fdrale ou provinciale

une charge publique lective;

c) dune adhsion, au sens des rglements,de la seconde personne auprs de la premireau cours des deux ans prcdant la date den-voi du message, dans le cas o cette premire

personne est un club, une association ou unorganisme bnvole, au sens des rglements.

Dfinition derelationsprives encours

Clarification (14) Where a period is specified in subsec-tion (10) or (13) in relation to the purchase orlease of a product, goods, a service, land or aninterest or right in land, or in relation to a dona-tion, gift or membership,

(14) Les rgles ci-aprs sappliquent au cal-cul des priodes mentionnes aux paragraphes(10) et (13) lgard de lachat ou du louagedun bien, produit, service, terrain ou droit ou

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(a) in the case of a purchase, lease, donationor gift, if it involves an ongoing use or ongo-ing purchase under a subscription, account,loan or similar relationship, the period isconsidered to begin on the day that the sub-scription, account, loan or other relationship

terminates; and(b) in the case of a membership, the periodis considered to begin on the day that themembership terminates.

intrt foncier ou lgard dun don, dun ca-deau ou dune adhsion :

a) sagissant de lachat, du louage, du donou du cadeau, sil y a achat ou utilisation ta-l sur une priode donne au titre dun abon-nement, dun compte, dun prt ou de toute

autre relation semblable, la priode mention-ne lun ou lautre de ces paragraphes com-mence la date dexpiration de labonne-ment, du compte, du prt ou de la relationsemblable en question;

b) sagissant dune adhsion, la priodecommence la date dexpiration de celle-ci.

Unsubscribemechanism section 6

11. (1) The unsubscribe mechanism re-ferred to in paragraph 6(2)(c) must

(a) enable the person to whom the commer-cial electronic message is sent to indicate, at

no cost to them, the wish to no longer re-ceive any commercial electronic messages,or any specified class of such messages,from the person who sent the message or the

person if different on whose behalf themessage is sent, using

(i) the same electronic means by whichthe message was sent, or

(ii) if using those means is not practica-ble, any other electronic means that willenable the person to indicate the wish; and

(b) specify an electronic address, or link to a

page on the World Wide Web that can be ac-cessed through a web browser, to which theindication may be sent.

11. (1) Le mcanisme dexclusion mention-n lalina 6(2)c) doit respecter les exigencessuivantes :

a) permettre la personne qui reoit le mes-

sage lectronique dexprimer sans frais savolont de ne plus recevoir dautres mes-sages lectroniques commerciaux ou cer-taines catgories de ceux-ci de la per-sonne qui la envoy ou, le cas chant, decelle au nom de qui il a t envoy, en utili-sant soit la mthode qui a t employe pourenvoyer le message, soit, si cela est pratique-ment impossible, toute autre mthode lec-tronique qui lui permet dexprimer cette vo-lont;

b) fournir ladresse lectronique ou un lien la page du Web laquelle la personne peutcommuniquer sa volont.

Mcanismedexclusion :article 6

Period ofvalidity ofcontactinformation

(2) The person who sends the commercialelectronic message and the person if differ-ent on whose behalf it is sent must ensurethat the electronic address or World Wide Web

page referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is valid fora minimum of 60 days after the message has

been sent.

(2) La personne qui a envoy le messagelectronique commercial ainsi que, le caschant, celle au nom de qui il a t envoysont tenues de veiller ce que ladresse ou la

page vises lalina (1)b) soient valables pen-dant au moins soixante jours aprs la transmis-sion du message.

Priode devalidit desrenseignements

Additionalrequirement

(3) The person who sent the commercialelectronic message and the person if differ-

ent on whose behalf the message was sentmust ensure that effect is given to an indicationsent in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) with-out delay, and in any event no later than 10

business days after the indication has been sent,without any further action being required on the

part of the person who so indicated.

(3) La personne qui a envoy le messageainsi que, le cas chant, celle au nom de qui il

a t envoy sont tenues de veiller ce quilsoit donn suite la volont mentionne au pa-ragraphe (1) sans dlai et, en tout tat de cause,au plus tard dix jours ouvrables aprs que cettevolont a t communique ladresse ou la

page mentionnes lalina (1)b) et ce, sansncessiter dautre intervention de la part de la

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Withdrawal ofconsent section 7

(4) A person who has the express consent ofthe sender or the person to whom a message issent to do any act described in section 7 must

(a) for the period covered by the consent,ensure that the person who gave their con-sent is provided with an electronic address to

which they may send notice of the withdraw-al of their consent; and

(b) ensure that effect is given to a notice ofwithdrawal of consent sent in accordancewith paragraph (a) without delay, but in anyevent no later than 10 business days after re-ceiving it.

(4) La personne qui a le consentement ex-prs de lexpditeur ou de la personne qui lemessage est envoy pour accomplir tout actementionn larticle 7 doit veiller :

a) pendant toute la dure de validit duconsentement, ce que la personne qui a

donn son consentement dispose duneadresse lectronique o donner avis du retraitde son consentement;

b) ce quil soit donn suite lavis du re-trait de consentement donn conformment lalina a) sans dlai et, en tout tat de cause,au plus tard dix jours ouvrables aprs lavoirreu.

Retrait duconsentement :article 7

Withdrawal ofconsent section 8

(5) A person who has the express consent ofan owner or authorized user to do any act de-scribed in section 8 must

(a)

for a period of one year after any com-puter program that performs one or more ofthe functions described in subsection 10(5)

but not referred to in subsection 10(6) is in-stalled under the consent, ensure that the per-son who gave their consent is provided withan electronic address to which they may, ifthey believe that the function, purpose or im-

pact of the computer program installed underthe consent was not accurately describedwhen consent was requested, send a requestto remove or disable that computer program;and

(b)

if the consent was based on an inaccuratedescription of the material elements of thefunction or functions described in subsection10(5), on receipt within that one-year periodof a request to remove or disable that com-

puter program, without cost to the personwho gave consent, assist that person in re-moving or disabling the computer programas soon as feasible.

(5) La personne qui a le consentement ex-prs du propritaire ou de lutilisateur autorispour accomplir tout acte mentionn larticle 8doit :

a) veiller ce que, pendant lanne suivantlinstallation, en vertu du consentement, du

programme dordinateur qui effectue une ouplusieurs des fonctions mentionnes au para-graphe 10(5), lexception de celles qui sont

prvues au paragraphe 10(6), le propritaireou lutilisateur autoris, selon le cas, disposedune adresse lectronique o envoyer sa de-mande denlvement ou de dsactivation du

programme, sil estime que la fonction de ce-lui-ci na pas t nonce correctementlorsque le consentement a t demand;

b)

dans le cas o lnonc des principauxlments de la fonction ou des fonctions du

programme mentionnes au paragraphe10(5) fait au moment o le consentement at demand ntait pas correct, sur rceptionde la demande vise lalina a) au cours dela priode dun an qui y est prvue, aider le

plus tt possible, ses frais, la personne quia donn son consentement enlever ou dsactiver le programme.

Retrait duconsentement :article 8

Contravention ofsection 6

12. (1) A person contravenes section 6 onlyif a computer system located in Canada is used

to send or access the electronic message.

12. (1) Il ny a contravention larticle 6que si un ordinateur situ au Canada est utilis

pour envoyer ou rcuprer le message lectro-nique.

Contravention article 6

Contravention ofsection 7

(2) A person contravenes section 7 only if acomputer system located in Canada is used tosend, route or access the electronic message.

(2) Il ny a contravention larticle 7 que siun ordinateur situ au Canada est utilis pourenvoyer, acheminer ou rcuprer le messagelectronique.

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Burden of proof 13. A person who alleges that they haveconsent to do an act that would otherwise be

prohibited under any of sections 6 to 8 has theonus of proving it.

13. La preuve du consentement ncessaire laccomplissement de tout acte qui serait parailleurs interdit au titre de lun des articles 6 8incombe la personne qui en allgue lexis-tence.

Charge de lapreuve

ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARYPENALTIES SANCTIONS ADMINISTRATIVESPCUNIAIRES

DESIGNATION DSIGNATION

Designatedpersons

14. For the purposes of any of sections 15 to46, the Commission may designate persons orclasses of persons appointed under section 8 ofthe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommu-nications Commission Actto exercise powers inrelation to any matter referred to in the designa-tion.

14. Pour lapplication de lun ou lautre desarticles 15 46, le Conseil peut dsigner toute

personne individuellement ou au titre de sonappartenance une catgorie nomme enapplication de larticle 8 de la Loi sur leConseil de la radiodiffusion et des tlcommu-

nications canadiennes, pour exercer des pou-voirs relativement toute question mentionnedans la dsignation.

Personnedsigne

PRESERVATIONDEMAND DEMANDEDEPRSERVATIONDEDONNES

Preservationdemand

15. (1) A person who is designated for thepurpose of this section may cause a demand tobe served on a telecommunications serviceprovider requiring it to preserve transmissiondata that is in, or comes into, its possession orcontrol.

15. (1) La personne dsigne pour lappli-cation du prsent article peut faire signifier untlcommunicateur une demande pour lobliger prserver des donnes de transmission quisont ou seront en sa possession ou sous sa res-

ponsabilit.

Demande deprservation dedonnes

Expiry andrevocation

(2) Subject to subsection (5), the demandexpires 21 days after the day on which it isserved unless, before its expiry, a notice ex-tending the demand for an additional period of

21 days is served on the telecommunicationsservice provider. A demand may not be extend-ed more than once and a notice revoking thedemand may be served on the telecommunica-tions service provider at any time.

(2) Sous rserve du paragraphe (5), la de-mande expire vingt et un jours aprs sa signifi-cation, moins quavant son expiration un avisla renouvelant pour une priode addition-

nelle de vingt et un jours nait t signifi autlcommunicateur. La demande ne peut trerenouvele quune seule fois et un avis lannu-lant peut tre signifi tout moment.

Expiration etannulation

Purpose ofdemand

(3) A person who is designated for the pur-pose of this section may make or extend a de-mand only for the purpose of one or more ofthe following:

(a) verifying compliance with this Act;

(b) determining whether any of sections 6 to9 has been contravened; and

(c)

assisting an investigation or proceedingin respect of a contravention of the laws of aforeign state that address conduct that is sub-stantially similar to conduct prohibited underany of sections 6 to 9.

(3) La personne dsigne pour lapplicationdu prsent article ne peut prsenter une de-mande ou la renouveler quaux fins :

a) soit de vrifier le respect de la prsenteloi;

b) soit de dcider si une contravention lundes articles 6 9 a t commise;

c)

soit de faciliter une enqute, instance oupoursuite relative une contravention uneloi dun tat tranger visant des comporte-ments essentiellement semblables ceux in-terdits par lun des articles 6 9.

But de lademande

Conditions topreventdisclosure

(4) The designated person causing a demandto be served may impose conditions in the de-

(4) La personne dsigne qui fait signifier lademande peut lassortir de conditions visant

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mand to prevent the disclosure of some or all ofits contents or its existence if they have reason-able grounds to believe that the disclosurewould jeopardize the conduct of

(a) an investigation under this Act; or

(b)

an investigation or proceeding in respectof a contravention of the laws of a foreignstate that address conduct that is substantial-ly similar to conduct prohibited under any ofsections 6 to 9.

empcher la divulgation de tout ou partie deson contenu ou de son existence si elle a desmotifs raisonnables de croire que cette divulga-tion compromettrait le droulement :

a) soit dune enqute mene au titre de laprsente loi;

b) soit dune enqute, instance ou poursuiterelative une contravention une loi duntat tranger visant des comportements es-sentiellement semblables ceux interdits parlun des articles 6 9.

Expiry andrevocation ofconditions

(5) A condition imposed to prevent disclo-sure expires six months after the day on whichthe demand is served on the telecommunica-tions service provider unless, before its expiry,a notice extending the condition for an addi-tional period of six months is served on thetelecommunications service provider. A condi-

tion may not be extended more than once and anotice revoking the condition may be served onthe telecommunications service provider at anytime.

(5) Les conditions visant empcher la di-vulgation expirent six mois aprs la significa-tion de la demande, moins quavant lexpira-tion de celles-ci un avis les renouvelant pourune priode additionnelle de six mois naitt signifi au tlcommunicateur. Lavis re-nouvelant les conditions ne peut tre signifi

quune seule fois et un avis les annulant peutltre tout moment.

Expiration etannulation desconditions

Preservation anddestruction oftransmissiondata

(6) A telecommunications service providerthat is served with a demand must

(a) subject to subsections 16(2) and (3), pre-serve the data until the demand expires or isrevoked; and

(b) destroy the data that would not be re-tained in the normal course of business and

any document that is prepared for the pur-pose of preserving data under this section assoon as the demand expires or is revoked,unless a notice requiring the production of adocument based on that data has been servedon it under section 17.

(6) Le tlcommunicateur qui est signifiela demande est tenu :

a) sous rserve des paragraphes 16(2) et (3),de prserver les donnes jusqu lexpirationde la demande ou son annulation;

b) de dtruire les donnes qui ne sont pasconserves dans le cadre normal de son acti-

vit commerciale, de mme que tout docu-ment tabli en vue de les prserver en appli-cation du prsent article, ds que la demandeexpire ou est annule, sauf si un avis exi-geant la communication dun document fon-d sur ces donnes lui a t signifi en vertude larticle 17.

Prservation etdestruction desdonnes detransmission

Application forreview

16. (1) Within five business days after theday on which a demand is served, a telecom-munications service provider may apply inwriting to the Commission either for a reviewof the demand on the grounds that preservationof some or all of the data would place an undue

burden on it or for a review of the conditionsimposed to prevent disclosure.

16. (1) Dans les cinq jours ouvrables sui-vant la signification de la demande de prserva-tion, le tlcommunicateur peut demander parcrit au Conseil soit de rviser la demande aumotif que la prservation de tout ou partie desdonnes lui causerait un fardeau injustifi, soitde rviser les conditions visant empcher ladivulgation.

Demande dervision

Powers ofCommission

(2) After considering any representationsmade by the telecommunications service

provider and by the person designated for thepurposes of section 15, the Commission may

(a) allow the application;

(2) Aprs tude des observations du tl-communicateur et de la personne dsigne pourlapplication de larticle 15, le Conseil peut ac-cueillir ou rejeter la demande de rvision oumodifier, de la faon quil estime indique dans

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(b) deny the application; or

(c) vary, in any manner that the Commissionconsiders reasonable in the circumstances,

(i)

the requirement to preserve transmis-sion data, or

(ii)

any condition imposed in the demand.

les circonstances, la demande de prservationou les conditions visant empcher la divulga-tion.

No obligation topreserve newdata

(3) If a telecommunications service providerapplies for review on the grounds that preserva-tion of some or all of the data would place anundue burden on it and the Commission doesnot make a decision in respect of that matterwithin five business days after the day onwhich the application was made, the telecom-munications service provider is not required to

preserve any data to which the application re-lates that comes into the telecommunicationsservice providers possession or control after

the expiry of the five days.

(3) Sil prsente une demande de rvision aumotif que la prservation de tout ou partie desdonnes lui causerait un fardeau injustifi etque le Conseil ne se prononce pas sur la ques-tion dans les cinq jours ouvrables, le tlcom-municateur est dgag de lobligation de pr-server les donnes faisant lobjet de la demandede rvision et dont il acquiert la possession oula responsabilit aprs lexpiration de ces cinq

jours.

Effet de lademande :dispense

Notice ofdecision

(4) The Commission must cause a copy ofits decision to be served on the telecommunica-tions service provider together with a notice oftheir right to appeal.

(4) Le Conseil fait signifier au tlcommuni-cateur copie de sa dcision et lavise par lamme occasion de son droit dinterjeter appel.

Signification dela dcision

NOTICETOPRODUCE AVISDECOMMUNICATION

Notice forproduction

17. (1) A person who is designated for thepurpose of this section may cause a notice to beserved on a person requiring them to produce acopy of a document that is in their possessionor control, or to prepare a document based on

data, information or documents that are in theirpossession or control and to produce that docu-ment.

17. (1) La personne dsigne pour lappli-cation du prsent article peut faire signifier toute personne un avis pour lobliger commu-niquer la copie de tout document qui est en sa

possession ou sous sa responsabilit ou tablir

tout document partir de donnes, renseigne-ments ou documents qui sont en sa possessionou sous sa responsabilit et le communiquer.

Avis decommunication

Purpose ofnotice

(2) The designated person may issue the no-tice only for the purpose of one or more of thefollowing:

(a) verifying compliance with this Act;

(b) determining whether any of sections 6 to9 has been contravened; and

(c) assisting an investigation or proceedingin respect of a contravention of the laws of aforeign state that address conduct that is sub-stantially similar to conduct prohibited underany of sections 6 to 9.

(2) Elle ne peut tablir lavis qu lune oulautre des fins suivantes :

a) vrifier le respect de la prsente loi;

b) dcider si une contravention lun des ar-ticles 6 9 a t commise;

c) faciliter une enqute, instance ou pour-suite relative une contravention une loidun tat tranger visant des comportementsessentiellement semblables ceux interdits

par lun des articles 6 9.

But de lavis

Particulars ofnotice

(3) The notice must require the document tobe produced to a person named in the noticewithin the time, at the place and in the formspecified in the notice.

(3) Lavis prcise le lieu et la forme de lacommunication, le dlai dans lequel elle doittre faite ainsi que le nom de la personne quielle doit ltre.

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Conditions (4) The designated person may impose con-ditions in the notice to prevent the disclosure ofsome or all of its contents or its existence ifthey have reasonable grounds to believe thatthe disclosure would jeopardize the conduct of

(a) an investigation under this Act; or

(b) an investigation or proceeding in respectof a contravention of the laws of a foreignstate that address conduct that is substantial-ly similar to conduct prohibited under any ofsections 6 to 9.

(4) La personne dsigne peut assortir lavisde conditions visant empcher la divulgationde tout ou partie de son contenu, ou de sonexistence si elle a des motifs raisonnables decroire que cette divulgation compromettrait ledroulement :

(a)

soit dune enqute mene au titre de laprsente loi;

(b) soit dune enqute, instance ou poursuiterelative une contravention une loi duntat tranger visant des comportements es-sentiellement semblables ceux interdits parlun des articles 6 9.

Conditions

Expiry andrevocation ofconditions

(5) A condition imposed to prevent disclo-sure expires six months after the day on whichthe notice is served on the person unless, beforeits expiry, a notice extending the condition foran additional period of six months is served on

them. A condition may not be extended morethan once and a notice revoking the conditionmay be served on the person at any time.

(5) Les conditions visant empcher la di-vulgation expirent six mois aprs la significa-tion de lavis, moins quavant lexpiration decelles-ci un avis les renouvelant pour une

priode additionnelle de six mois nait t

signifi la personne en question. Lavis re-nouvelant les conditions ne peut tre signifiquune seule fois et un avis les annulant peutltre tout moment.

Expiration etannulation desconditions

Return ofdocuments notrequired

(6) Documents and copies of documents thatare produced under this section need not be re-turned to the person who produced them.

(6) Il nest pas ncessaire de retourner lapersonne les documents ou copies de docu-ments quelle a communiqus en application du

prsent article.

Aucunerestitution

Application forreview

18. (1) At any time before they are requiredto produce a document, a person may apply inwriting to the Commission either for a reviewof the notice on the grounds that the require-ment to prepare or produce a document is un-reasonable in the circumstances or that the pro-duction would disclose privileged informationor for a review of the conditions imposed to

prevent disclosure.

18. (1) La personne qui a t signifilavis peut, tout moment avant la date prvue

pour la communication dun document, deman-der par crit au Conseil soit de rviser lavis aumotif que lobligation dtablir ou de commu-niquer le document est draisonnable dans lescirconstances ou que la communication rvle-rait des renseignements protgs, soit de rviserles conditions visant empcher la divulgation.

Demande dervision

No obligation toproduce

(2) If a person applies for review on thegrounds that the requirement to prepare or pro-duce a document is unreasonable in the circum-stances, they are not required to prepare or pro-duce the document.

(2) Si la demande de rvision est faite aumotif que lobligation dtablir ou de commu-niquer le document est draisonnable dans lescirconstances, la personne en question na pas le faire.

Effet de lademande :dispense

Powers ofCommission

(3) After considering any representationsmade by the applicant and by the person desig-nated for the purposes of section 17, the Com-mission may

(a) allow the application;

(b) deny the application; or

(c) vary, in any manner that the Commissionconsiders reasonable in the circumstances,

(3) Aprs tude des observations de la per-sonne en question et de la personne dsigne

pour lapplication de larticle 17, le Conseilpeut accueillir ou rejeter la demande ou modi-fier, de la faon quil estime indique dans lescirconstances, lobligation dtablir ou de com-muniquer le document ou les conditions visant empcher la divulgation.

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(i) the requirement to produce, or prepareand produce, a document, or

(ii) any condition imposed in the notice.

Particulars (4) If the Commission decides to confirmthe requirement to produce a document, it must

specify in its decision that the document beproduced to a person named in the decisionwithin the time, at the place and in the form setout in the decision.

(4)

Sil confirme lobligation de communi-quer le document, le Conseil prcise le lieu et

la forme de la communication, le dlai dans le-quel elle doit tre faite et le nom de la personne qui elle doit ltre.

Modalits

Notice ofdecision

(5) The Commission must cause a copy ofits decision to be served on the person togetherwith a notice of their right to appeal.

(5) Le Conseil fait signifier copie de sa dci-sion la personne en question et lavise par lamme occasion de son droit dinterjeter appel.

Signification dela dcision

WARRANTS MANDATS

Warrant 19. (1) On an ex parteapplication, a justiceof the peace may issue a warrant authorizing a

person who is designated for the purpose of thissection and who is named in the warrant to en-ter a place if the justice is satisfied by informa-tion on oath that

(a) entry to the place is necessary to

(i) verify compliance with this Act,

(ii) determine whether any of sections 6to 9 has been contravened, or

(iii) assist an investigation or proceedingin respect of a contravention of the laws ofa foreign state that address conduct that issubstantially similar to conduct prohibitedunder any of sections 6 to 9; and

(b) if the place is a dwelling-house, entryhas been refused or there are reasonablegrounds to believe that entry will be refusedor that consent to entry cannot be obtainedfrom the occupant.

19. (1) Sur demande ex parte, un juge depaix peut signer un mandat autorisant la per-sonne dsigne pour lapplication du prsentarticle qui y est nomme procder la visitedun lieu sil est convaincu, sur la foi dune d-nonciation sous serment :

a) que la visite est ncessaire pour lune oulautre des raisons suivantes:

(i) vrifier le respect de la prsente loi,

(ii) dcider si une contravention lun desarticles 6 9 a t commise,

(iii) faciliter une enqute, instance oupoursuite relative une contravention une loi dun tat tranger visant des com-

portements essentiellement semblables ceux interdits par lun des articles 6 9;

b) dans le cas dune maison dhabitation,soit quun refus a t oppos la visite, soitquil existe des motifs raisonnables de croirequun tel refus sera oppos ou que le consen-tement de loccupant ne peut tre obtenu.

Mandat

Conditions inwarrant

(2) The warrant may contain any conditionsthat the justice considers appropriate, includingconditions to protect privileged information.

(2) Le mandat peut tre assorti des condi-tions que le juge de paix estime indiques, no-tamment des conditions visant protger lesrenseignements protgs.

Conditionsrelat

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