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Ottawa, 17 December 2015

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

File No.: PDR 9174-1582

To: 9117-7683 Québec Inc.

Address:
433 rue Saint-Louis
Joliette (Québec)
J6E 2Y7

Date of Notice and Payment: 17 December 2015

Penalty: $40,000

Pursuant to section 72.07 of the Telecommunications Act, S.C. 1993, c. 38(the Act), the undersigned has issued this Notice of Violation finding 9117-7683 Québec Inc. to have committed the following violations contrary to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC’s) Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules (the Rules) made under section 41 of the Act:

On and between 5 May 2014 and 3 February 2015, telemarketing telecommunications were made by 9117-7683 Québec Inc., resulting in violations of Part II, section 4 of the Rules, for initiating telemarketing telecommunications to telephone numbers registered on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) together with Part II, section 7 of the Rules, for initiating these telemarketing telecommunications of behalf of a client that had not purchased a subscription to the National DNCL and Part III, section 3 of the Rules for initiating these telemarketing telecommunications of behalf of a client that was not registered with the National DNCL operator.

In addition,  telemarketing telecommunications were made by 9117-7683 Québec Inc., resulting in violations of Part II, section 8b) and Part III, section 5b) for failing to keep the records related to the subscription and registration of their clients.

Pursuant to section 72.01 of the Act, the undersigned has determined that the penalty for the violations identified above is $40,000.

The penalty of $40,000 must be paid by 9117-7683 Inc. to “The Receiver General for Canada” in accordance with subsection 72.09(3) of the Act.

Renzo Benocci, Director
Compliance and Enforcement Sector

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