Ottawa rules checked before launch
CASL applies to commercial emails and texts, and PIPEDA to the personal information your forms and tracking tools gather. Ottawa has its own language setting. City Council passed Bilingualism By-law 2001-170 on 9 May 2001, and it governs municipal services rather than private firms, but it shapes how local buyers expect to be addressed. Federal institutions must serve the public in the official language the person chooses under Part IV of the Official Languages Act, so suppliers marketing to them often add French pages. On the Gatineau side, Quebec's Charter of the French Language and Law 25 apply, and your counsel decides what that means for your ads. BX does not give legal advice.



