British Columbia, which presently does not have a franchise specific statute, recently took one step closer to implementing such legislation when the British Columbia Law Institute (“BCLI”) recommended the passage of a franchise act in its recent report titled Report on a Franchise Act for British Columbia (March 2014) (the “Report”).

Once CASL takes effect, you will need express or implied consent before you (or your franchisees) can send a commercial electronic message (CEM).