Canada Do not call list?

[dougi3000]

I heard of this nationwide Do not call list in canada. I am not sure if it is available yet, but I want to get on it. Anyone know how?

I am really getting annoyed with these survey calls. Everyone that calls, I can tell they are a survey or at least someone that doesn't know me, since they keep pronouncing my name wrong or they don't know who they are calling, and they always say something like "mr. lastname pronounced wrong " then i ask, "who EXACTLY are you looking for?", "mr. lastname pronounced wrong", "First name?", "silence", "take me off your calling list, goodbye!" *click*


If i am on the do not call list, and someone calls, i heard there was some penalty for the caller. A small fine or something. I don't recall. :/

[whargoul]

http://www.the-cma.org/consumer/donotcontact.cfm

[atforum]

these fellows irritate me on my prepaid cell phone as well

[sw1ft]

There are some legitimate callers sometimes.. I mentioned in some other thread that I'm working for StatsCan for Census 2006.

I called up this one house:

"Hello, I'm calling from Statistics Canada, is this [address goes here]?"
"Who?"
"Statistics Canada for Census 2006, we have not received your census form."
"NO THANK YOU" *click*



Fortunately, I went to this particular house later in the day and when I told him I was from StatsCan, he had an apologetic look on his face.

[dougi3000]

hmm.. i thought there was an more official donotcall list.

anyways.
if someone calls you and says "We are conducting a survey..." *Click*
or "We are looking for a person in your household that is older than 19" *Click*
"We are not trying to sell you anything" *Click*
"We are part of a market research firm" *Click*


or i say "I am busy", "when would be a better time to call?", "NEVER!"

[M@rk]

haha do you really do that?

I really want to, but I'm a nice person and never have the balls to.

I don't think the telemarketers mind either... it's better than having them talk for 2 minutes and then you saying "no" anyways.

[nsr250]

A lot of times I get newspaper companies trying to get me to subscribe and I always just say that we don't read english.

[hyperion]

http://www.the-cma.org/consumer/donotcontact.cfm

I love you.

[dolphie]

I get newspaper companies trying to get me to subscribe and I always just say that we don't read english.

I just act really embarassed and tell them I can't read at all.
heh.

[whargoul]

I love you.

[sans]

i'm so sick of them calling too. i say i'm not interested. but do they listen, no. you'd think they're deaf or something. they'll continue with whatever it is they're trying to sell me.

with a few of them, once you say again you're not interested or no to whatever they're saying, you could hear the change of tone in their voice. like they're annoyed with you. jesus christ, they're the ones calling me and then they get annoyed.

it's got to the point where i just say i'm not interested and then hang up. i did this a few weeks ago.

it's the best way to deal with those fools.

[konfusion666]

http://www.the-cma.org/consumer/donotcontact.cfm

I tried that. You know what happened? The # of telemarketer calls I got increased.

[dougi3000]

I tried that. You know what happened? The # of telemarketer calls I got increased.

ya from the looks of that website.... i dont know what to think... it is a marketing firm, and they want you to put in your contact information.......
mighty suspicious....
It is like putting your email into those "unsubscribe forms"....


I thought the govt enacted some donotcall legislation at the beginning of the year, or was i just going out of my mind?

[dougi3000]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/telemarketing/
"But a new bill was introduced on Dec. 13, 2004, almost six months after the Liberals won a minority government in the June 2004 election. It is modelled on the American [do not call] registry."
"The bill calls for fines of $1500 per person and $15,000 per business for each infraction."
"The bill became law on Friday, Nov. 25, 2005 – three days before the government fell."
"The do-not-call registry is expected to be in operation by the summer or fall of 2007."

[whargoul]

I tried that. You know what happened? The # of telemarketer calls I got increased.

I registered awhile ago, even though I wasn't getting many calls, and didn't notice any increase. Correlation does not equal causation, I suppose.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/telemarketing/
"But a new bill was introduced on Dec. 13, 2004, almost six months after the Liberals won a minority government in the June 2004 election. It is modelled on the American [do not call] registry."
"The bill calls for fines of $1500 per person and $15,000 per business for each infraction."
"The bill became law on Friday, Nov. 25, 2005 – three days before the government fell."
"The do-not-call registry is expected to be in operation by the summer or fall of 2007."

Though, according to Google, it has a number of big differences compared the American version which might make it alot less effective.