In 2009, the Minister of Industry, Tony Clement, introduced Bill C‐27 or the Electronic Commerce Protection Act (ECPA).
The ECPA was quickly re‐introduced as the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act, Bill C‐28 ("FISA") – a name that more closely reflected the original political message of the Conservative Party of Canada (May 25, 2010).
Because of ongoing fierce lobbying other parts of the Act relating to the unsolicited installation of computer programs was delayed until January 15, 2015.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is given "new powers under an amended Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act" (PIPEDA).
"[6] The following provisions [7] will come into force with the implementation of the anti-spam laws: Liable persons include but are not limited to employees acting in the scope of their employment.