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CRTC fines Porter Airlines $150,000 under anti-spam law

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A Porter Airlines Inc. flight prepares to land at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, June 28, 2013. Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

OTTAWA – Porter Airlines has been fined for violating the CRTC’s anti-spam legislation.

The CRTC says the Toronto-based airline has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine for sending emails without an unsubscribe button or one that was clearly labelled.

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The federal regulator alleges the violations took place between July 2014 and April 2015.

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Porter could not immediately be reached for comment.

The CRTC says Porter was also unable to provide proof of consent from each email address that received its commercial emails.

The regulator says as part of the agreement with the company, Porter has agreed to improve its compliance training for the anti-spam legislation.

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