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*'''Contact the [http://www.the-cma.org/ Canadian Marketing Association]:''' click on the “[http://www.the-cma.org/consumers/ For Consumers]” link to find their voluntary [http://www.the-cma.org/consumers/do-not-contact Do Not Mail Service]". Follow the registration instructions to have your name deleted from member phone and mailing marketing lists. This won’t eliminate the problem but it can greatly reduce the amount of unsolicited calls and mail you receive. You’ll be placed on their “Do Not Call” list for three years. | *'''Contact the [http://www.the-cma.org/ Canadian Marketing Association]:''' click on the “[http://www.the-cma.org/consumers/ For Consumers]” link to find their voluntary [http://www.the-cma.org/consumers/do-not-contact Do Not Mail Service]". Follow the registration instructions to have your name deleted from member phone and mailing marketing lists. This won’t eliminate the problem but it can greatly reduce the amount of unsolicited calls and mail you receive. You’ll be placed on their “Do Not Call” list for three years. | ||
*'''Register with the [https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-eng National Do Not Call List]:''' The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications | *'''Register with the [https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-eng National Do Not Call List]:''' The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission—or CRTC—requires that telemarketers maintain “Do Not Call” lists and respect such requests for three years. Telemarketers must also issue a unique registration number for each “Do Not Call” request, so keep the number as proof of your request. But the CRTC has no control of businesses and people outside Canada, and they often ignore the list and continue to call. | ||
*'''Block the number that is calling you''' if you have that feature on your phone. But telemarketers can constantly change their calling number so even if you block them, they keep getting through. | *'''Block the number that is calling you''' if you have that feature on your phone. But telemarketers can constantly change their calling number so even if you block them, they keep getting through. | ||