Category Archives: Consumer Protection

March 6, 2022

New Competition Bureau Guidelines for Online Reviews

On March 2, 2022, the Competition Bureau released new guidelines for consumers to recognize, reject and report false and misleading online reviews, which can violate the general civil or criminal misleading advertising provisions of the federal Competition Act (sections 74.01 and 52). Online reviews have … Read the rest of this entry »

February 11, 2022

Canada’s Competition Bureau Recommends Sweeping Amendments to the Competition Act, Including Deceptive Marketing Amendments

On February 8, 2022, Canada’s Competition Bureau released a submission entitled Examining the Canadian Competition Act in the Digital Era in response to Senator Howard Wetston’s invitation to comment on Canada’s competition policy framework. The Bureau’s submission includes sweeping recommendations to amend many of the … Read the rest of this entry »

February 4, 2022

United States Federal Trade Commission Enforcement in Novel Online Reviews Algorithm Case and Potential Implications for Canada

Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, published a new Legal Update, which discusses potential implications in Canadian competition law regarding false and misleading advertising and algorithms following a recent enforcement decision by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Fashion … Read the rest of this entry »

February 2, 2022

CBA Competition Law Section Webinar: Competition Compliance in the Digital World: Algorithms, AI and Emerging Technologies (February 3 2022)

The Canadian Bar Association’s Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section’s Corporate Counsel and Compliance Committee is hosting an interesting new online webinar on February 3, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET entitled “Competition Compliance in the Digital World: Algorithms, AI and Emerging … Read the rest of this entry »

January 10, 2022

We Are Pleased To Announce the Launch of Our New Website: Competitionlawyer.ca

We are pleased to announce our new website launch: www.competitionlawyer.ca. Our new website will make it easier for existing and prospective clients to search and access our services and resources in our core areas of practice: Canadian competition, advertising and regulatory law. This includes accessing … Read the rest of this entry »

January 9, 2022

We Are Pleased to Announce the Launch of Three New Canadian Contest Law Legal Precedents

Are you planning to run a promotional contest/sweepstakes in Canada? Our firm has published three new Canadian contest law precedents: a random draw contest law package for operating contests in Canada (including Quebec), a precedent contest influencer/indemnification agreement to limit liability for sponsors and set … Read the rest of this entry »

January 7, 2022

Keurig To Pay $3.8 Million Settlement In Misleading Advertising K-Cup Recyclability Case

On January 6, 2022, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that it had negotiated a consent agreement with Keurig Canada Inc. (Keurig) regarding concerns over allegedly false or misleading recyclability claims on its website, social media platforms, texts and logos for its single-use coffee pods (K-Cup … Read the rest of this entry »

January 6, 2022

Competition Bureau Obtains Court Order In NuvoCare Weight Loss Claims Investigation

On January 5, 2022, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) obtained a Federal Court production order to advance its ongoing investigation into weight loss performance claims made by NuvoCare Health Sciences Inc. (NuvoCare) relating to its WeightOFF Max!, Forskolin+ and Forskolin Nx natural health products. This follows … Read the rest of this entry »