Category Archives: Price Advertising

Canadian Competition Act Amendments (2022): Significantly Increased Civil and Criminal Penalties

On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19 (the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1) received royal assent, introducing sweeping amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act. These amendments include new criminal and civil prohibitions on drip pricing under sections 52 and 74.01 of the Competition Act, broad amendments to … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Competition Act Amendments (2022): New Drip Pricing Advertising/Marketing Prohibitions

On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19 (the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1) received royal assent, introducing sweeping amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act. These amendments include significant increases to the civil and criminal penalties under the Competition Act, new wage fixing and no poach conspiracy offences and … Read the rest of this entry »

Sweeping Canadian Competition Act Amendments Passed

On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19 (Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1) received royal assent, which includes sweeping amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act. The amendments include significant increases to the civil and criminal penalties under the Competition Act, new wage fixing and no poach offences, new prohibitions … Read the rest of this entry »

Sweeping Proposed Competition Act Amendments Introduced by the Federal Government

Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, published a new Legal Update that discusses sweeping proposed amendments to Canada’s Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34 (Competition Act) by the federal government. The proposed amendments include significant changes to the conspiracy, criminal and … Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Recent Digital Deceptive Marketing Enforcement Under the Competition Act

Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses recent digital deceptive marketing enforcement by the Competition Bureau (Bureau) under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34. The Update includes key aspects of recent enforcement by … Read the rest of this entry »

New Competition Bureau Compliance Bootcamp Video: Avoiding Deceptive Marketing

The Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently began posting new Compliance Bootcamp compliance videos.  In this regard, on July 7, 2021 the Bureau posted its Avoiding Deceptive Marketing Compliance Bootcamp video. This compliance video sets out guidance to avoid engaging in deceptive marketing practices, including making false … Read the rest of this entry »

The Competition Bureau’s 2021 Fraud Prevention Month Priorities

Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) 2021 Fraud Prevention Month Priorities. The Update provides an overview of civil and criminal misleading advertising enforcement under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, … Read the rest of this entry »