Is it considered to be telemarketing if a business contacts existing clients?
A. The legislation does not address the existing relationship between the supplier and consumer, so this is not a factor in identifying who would fall under the regulation. Again, all telemarketers, conducting business in BC or contacting BC consumers, who are contacting consumers for the purpose of conducting consumer transactions under distance sales contracts or as third party fund raisers would require licences – regardless of whether they are existing clients.
