There are some exceptions for political campaigns, charities (IIRC) and surveys. I don't think the exceptions cover blocking the use of the line. I filed a complaint with the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission.
The primary regulation is the "Do Not Call" list... basically an opt-out list, unfortunately. Most callers are legally required to respect it, but there are the above exceptions. Unfortunately, some advertisers haven't heard of it, or claim not to. I make a point of reporting violators, though in most cases it's unlikely to do much good. Most of the phone spam I receive is from India or Pakistan, or so I infer from the accents -- either soliciting for "air duct cleaning", or a scam along the lines of "we're going to cancel your Social Insurance Number" or one of the credit card / Amazon scams.
I____ is much less harsh to the salesthings than I am. When she was young, she briefly worked in phone sales for a newspaper. I point out that what they're doing is now outright illegal rather than merely annoying... even if it isn't a scam, which I strongly suspect it is. They also use spoofed caller IDs, sometimes with real people's names and numbers. I really don't care if they can't find other work; that doesn't justify what they do. I want to make their lives as unpleasant as possible, as a deterrent.
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The primary regulation is the "Do Not Call" list... basically an opt-out list, unfortunately. Most callers are legally required to respect it, but there are the above exceptions. Unfortunately, some advertisers haven't heard of it, or claim not to. I make a point of reporting violators, though in most cases it's unlikely to do much good. Most of the phone spam I receive is from India or Pakistan, or so I infer from the accents -- either soliciting for "air duct cleaning", or a scam along the lines of "we're going to cancel your Social Insurance Number" or one of the credit card / Amazon scams.
I____ is much less harsh to the salesthings than I am. When she was young, she briefly worked in phone sales for a newspaper. I point out that what they're doing is now outright illegal rather than merely annoying... even if it isn't a scam, which I strongly suspect it is. They also use spoofed caller IDs, sometimes with real people's names and numbers. I really don't care if they can't find other work; that doesn't justify what they do. I want to make their lives as unpleasant as possible, as a deterrent.