Category Archives: New Publications

New Canadian Commissioner of Competition Increases Focus on Digital Economy

Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses recent Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) and policy changes relating to competition and the digital economy in Canada. This new Update includes key points from recent Commissioner of Competition speeches, media interviews and conferences hosted by … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian CRTC Ups the CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Law) Liability Ante For Directors and Officers

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

Misleading Advertising Elements For Canadian Civil Actions Confirmed By Ontario Superior Court

In a recent case handed down by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in Rebuck v. Ford Motor Company, the Court confirmed the key requirements for commencing Competition Act misleading advertising based class actions in Ontario under sections 52 and 36 of the Competition Act. … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Contest Law & Tips For Running a Successful (and Legal) Contest in Canada

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada).  These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »

CRTC Issues Highlights of Recent CASL (Anti-spam Law) Enforcement

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

New Books: Competition Enforcement and Litigation in Canada

Emond asked me to review their new Canadian competition law text, Competition Enforcement and Litigation in Canada, authored by Antonio Di Domenico. This new text, which was published in October, 2018, is generally intended to provide an overview of Canadian competition law, with a focus … Read the rest of this entry »

New Canadian CRTC Guidelines on Aiding & Inducing CASL Violations: Bulletin CRTC 2018-415

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Competition Bureau Issues New Competition Act Immunity and Leniency Programs

My new Canadian Lawyer column discusses the Competition Bureau’s newly updated Immunity and Leniency Programs, which are its leading tools for detecting and enforcing criminal violations of the Competition Act including the criminal misleading advertising provisions of the Competition Act. The Competition Bureau’s new Immunity and Leniency Programs … Read the rest of this entry »