Notice of Violation: Agence Doorway Inc. d/b/a “Soumission Entrepreneurs”
File No.: PDR 9174-3676
To: Agence Doorway Inc. d/b/a “Soumission Entrepreneurs”
Address:
300-204 rue du Saint-Sacrement
Montréal, QC H2Y 1W8
Issue Date of Notice: 14 May 2026
Penalty: $10,000
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 Agence Doorway Inc. doing business as “Soumission Entrepreneurs” 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 21 November 2024 and 10 October 2025, telemarketing telecommunications were made by Soumission Entrepreneurs 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 6 of the Rules, which states that a telemarketer shall not initiate a telemarketing telecommunication on its own behalf unless it is a registered subscriber of the National DNCL and has paid all applicable fees to the National DNCL operator;
- Part III, section 2 of the Rules, which states that a telemarketer shall not initiate a telemarketing telecommunication on its own behalf unless it has registered with, and provided information to, the National DNCL operator, and has paid all applicable fees charged by the Complaints Investigator delegate; and
- Part III, section 14 of the Rules, which states that a telemarketer shall not initiate a telemarketing telecommunication on its own behalf to a consumer who is or should be on its do not call list.
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 $10,000.00.
The penalty of $10,000.00 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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