Notice of Violation: 16015719 CANADA INC. d/b/a “Meubles Avenue”
File No.: PDR 9174-3678
To: 16015719 CANADA INC. d/b/a “Meubles Avenue”
Address:
120 - 275 avenue Saint-Sacrement
Québec, Québec G1N 3Y1
Issue Date of Notice: 17 April 2026
Penalty: $13,354.50
Pursuant to section 72.07 of the Telecommunications Act, S.C. 1993, c. 38 (the Act), the undersigned has issued this notice of violation finding 16015719 Canada Inc. doing business as “Meubles Avenue” to have committed the following violations contrary to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC’s) Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules (the Rules) made under section 41 of the Act.
On and between 4 December 2024 and 10 December 2025, telemarketing telecommunications were made by or on behalf 16015719 Canada Inc. doing business as “Meubles Avenue” resulting in violations of:
- Part II, section 4 of the Rules, which states that a telemarketer shall not initiate, and a client of a telemarketer shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the telemarketer does not initiate, a telemarketing telecommunication to a consumer's telecommunications number that is on the National DNCL, unless express consent has been provided by such consumer to be contacted via a telemarketing telecommunication by that telemarketer or the client of that telemarketer;
- Part II, section 7 of the Rules, which states that a telemarketer shall not initiate a telemarketing telecommunication on behalf of a client unless that client is a registered subscriber of the National DNCL and the applicable fees to the National DNCL operator associated with that client’s subscription have been paid;
- Part III, section 3 of the Rules, which states that a telemarketer shall not initiate a telemarketing telecommunication on behalf of a client unless that client has registered with, and provided information to, the National DNCL operator, and all applicable fees charged by the Complaints Investigator delegate associated with that client have been paid; and
- Part III, section 9 of the Rules, which states that a client of a telemarketer shall maintain its own do not call list and shall keep a consumer's name and telecommunications number on the list for a period of three (3) years and fourteen (14) days from the date of the consumer's do not call request.
As per section 72.16 of the Act, a person is liable for a violation that is committed by an employee of the person acting in the course of the employee’s employment, or by an agent or mandatary of the person acting within the scope of the agent’s or mandatary’s authority, whether or not the employee or agent or mandatary who actually committed the violation is identified or proceeded against.
Pursuant to section 72.01 of the Act, the undersigned has determined that the penalty for the violations identified above is $13,354.50.
The penalty of $13,354.50 must be paid to the Receiver General for Canada in accordance with subsection 72.09(3) of the Act.
Alain Garneau
Director, Compliance and Enforcement
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