Offences
If any member is found to have committed any of the following offences, the Canadian Media Circulation Audit management or committee may impose sanctions, suspension and/or cancellation as outlined in this clause:
a) failing to file Publisher’s Statements as required by the rules;
b) falsifying data on Canadian Media Circulation Audit forms or reports;
c) publishing false circulation figures;
d) denying a CMCA auditor full access at any time to all records as provided by the CMCA rules;
e) failing to pay membership dues or other fees or levies;
f) violating any CMCA rule;
g) dishonest, fraudulent or dishonorable conduct in dealings with CMCA;
h) any CMCA member who knowingly and willfully brings discredit to Canadian Media Circulation Audit may have their membership suspended or cancelled at the discretion of the Canadian Media Circulation Audit committee.
Sanctions
When a member is found to have committed an offence, the Canadian Media Circulation Audit management may, at their discretion, impose any of the following sanctions:
- require that the member publish within 30 days a retraction or correction in the same medium as the original representation, advertisement or publicity and provide copies of such retraction or correction
- require that the member undergo one or more administrative reviews of their circulation records by Canadian Media Circulation Audit management
- require that the member undergo one or more onsite audits of their circulation records by the Canadian Media Circulation Audit auditor
- levy a cash fine against the member, the amount of which would be established by the Canadian Media Circulation Audit committee
Suspension
Any member found by the Canadian Media Circulation Audit management to have committed an offence and is suspended shall be subject to the following:
- A notice of suspension of CMCA services shall be circulated to the CMCA membership, regional association, Canadian Advertising Rates and Data (CARD) and posted on the Canadian Media Circulation Audit web site
- All statements and reports shall indicate the suspension throughout the suspension period.
- The member may be required to pay a cash fine.
- Upon conclusion of the suspension period, a notice of reinstatement of CMCA services shall be circulated to the CMCA membership, regional association, Canadian Advertising Rate and Data (CARD) and posted on the Canadian Media Circulation Audit web site
Cancellation
Any member found by the Canadian Media Circulation Audit management or committee to have committed an offence and whose membership is cancelled shall be subject to the following:
- A notice of cancellation of CMCA membership shall be circulated to the CMCA membership, the regional association, Canadian Advertising Rates and Data (CARD) and posted on the Canadian Media Circulation Audit web site
- All statements and reports shall indicate the cancellation
- The publication shall remove the Canadian Media Circulation Audit logo and designation from its masthead and any of its promotional material
- A member cancelled from Canadian Media Circulation Audit may reÔÇôapply for membership ninety (90) days after cancellation. The reinstatement fee for this publication shall be double that of the annual membership fee at the time of application.
- In the event that a publication has been cancelled from Canadian Media Circulation Audit more than three times, that publication may not participate in the program for three years. The reÔÇôentry fee shall be three times that of the annual membership fee at the time o