Ethics and Standards Committee


The CMA Ethics and Standards Committee oversees development of CMA’s framework of industry self-regulation. At the core of their work is the Canadian Marketing Code of Ethics & Standards, along with several best practices and compliance guides. The Committee provides advice to assist the public policy and advocacy work of the Association and helps to educate and promote awareness of the Code and other regulatory tools.

The Committee focuses on issues that affect trust in the marketplace, such as anti-spam (CASL), consumer protection, digital marketing practices, marketing to children and youth, deceptive advertising, fraud prevention and more.

Committee Members

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Kim Arsenault

Senior Director, Principal, Inbox Marketer a Trendline Company

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Jacques Gaboury

Senior Vice President, Legal, Numeris

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David Young

Principal, David Young Law

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Sheridan Antoniuk

Marketing Consultant, Aviva Canada Inc.

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Natalya Lukie

Associate Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Canadian Tire Corporation

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Victoria Thomas

Manager, Regulatory Affairs, HSBC Canada

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Elisa Marino

Senior Manager, Customer Preference Management Regulatory Program, Scotiabank

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Alison Byczok

Vice President, Marketing & Communications, CNIB

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Matt Jenkins

Founding Partner & Co-CEO, Other Advertising Consultancy Inc.

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Candice Dixon

Director, Marketing Operations , Sephora Beauty Canada Inc.

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Sophie Deschênes-Hébert

Senior Legal Counsel, TELUS

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Marina Seidl

Senior Legal Counsel, Interac

Recent Articles Authored by Committee

OPC’s new consent guidelines and what they mean to your business

The release of its new Guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) should be viewed as a salient development in a...

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GDPR’s Impact on Canadian Businesses – Preparing for EU’s New Privacy Law

The European Union (EU)'s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, with significant impact on businesses around the globe...

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