Advertising Standards Canada (ASC)

Mail address

175 Bloor Street East,
South Tower, Suite 1801
Toronto, ON M4W 3R8

Canada

Telephone: +1 416 961 6311

Fax: +1 416 961 7904

E-mail: linda.nagel(at)adstandards.com  

Website: www.adstandards.com

Website language: English and French

Main Contact: Ms Linda J. Nagel

Code

The scope of  the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards and the Gender Portrayal Guidelines applies to all media, with the exception of the Broadcast Code for Advertising to Children, which (as its name suggests) applies to broadcast advertising only.

Complaints handling

ASC responds to written complaints from consumers, which can be submitted through an on-line complaints form on the ASC website.

Copy advice/pre-clearance

Copy advice is available at the request of an advertiser or agency (a fee applies).

ASC Clearance Services provide voluntary preclearance, on a fee basis, for the following categories: children’s advertising (broadcast and non-broadcast media); food and nonalcoholic beverage advertising (broadcast media); cosmetics advertising (broadcast media); alcoholic beverage advertising (broadcast, print, and out-of-home media); non-prescription drugs and natural health products advertising to consumers (broadcast and print media).

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