What telemarketers will require licences?

A. All telemarketers who conduct business in British Columbia or who contact consumers in British Columbia by telephone or fax for the purpose of entering into a distance sales contract will be subject to the new Telemarketer Licensing Regulation. As well, all telemarketers who initiate contact with consumers for the purpose of soliciting a consumer, on behalf or for the benefit of another supplier, for a contribution of money or other property by the consumer (i.e. third-party fund raisers) will be subject to the regulation. The regulation falls under the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act which provides for the licensing of telemarketers.  more