Do-not-call-list ; Great Website

The Canadian government passed legislation in 2005 mandating the creation of a do-not-call registry.   Many Canadians may be disappointed to learn about the exemption of a wide range of organizations (registered charities, business with prior relationships, political parties, survey companies, and newspapers).  Under the law, exempted organizations are permitted to make unsolicited telephone calls despite the inclusion of the number in the do-not-call registry. However, organizations must remove numbers from their lists if specifically requested to do so.
 But there is a sophisticated, free and hopefully effective solution it seems, established by U of O communications law professor Michael Geist. The following is from the iOptOut (secure) website:

 " IOptOut takes advantage of this approach by allowing Canadians to create and manage a personal do-not-call list that begins where do-not-call legislation ends. Once you register, you'll be able to view a categorized list where you can opt-out of further contact from exempt organizations.  To do this we send an email notification to each organization on your behalf requesting that your name, email address and phone number(s) be removed from their active marketing lists. "

Dr. Michael Geist created iOptOut as an applied research project in response to concerns with the ineffectiveness of Canada's do-not-call legislation.  iOptOut uses the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to require these exempted organizations to respect individual requests to opt-out of further phone calls. PIPEDA overrides the exemptions found in the do-not-call list legislation.

http://www.ioptout.ca