Editing National Do Not Call List (section)

==Overview==
Legislation entitled ''Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act'', introduced in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]], was given first reading on 13 December 2004.<ref name="PoC" /> It addressed telemarketing calls in Canada and would allow people to sign up to prevent certain telemarketers from contacting them. It received royal assent on 25 November 2005 and came into force on 30 June 2006.<ref name="PoC"/>

The legislation gives the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) authority to establish a national do not call list, to establish procedures to administer the Act and to levy penalties for violations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/INFO_SHT/t1022.htm |accessdate=2 October 2008 |title=New and revised Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules |publisher=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822020432/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/INFO_SHT/t1022.htm |archive-date=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Starting 30 September 2008, residents of Canada were able to register their telephone numbers on the list online, or by telephone, fax or teletype.<ref name=":0" />