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Canadian Government Announces Sweeping Stage II Review of Federal Competition Law
On November 17, 2022, Canada’s federal government announced a sweeping stage II review of Canada’s competition laws (see: Consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada). In announcing the consultation, the government said: “The Government of Canada welcomes your perspective and comments on a … Read the rest of this entry »
Retail Council of Canada (RCC) CASL Compliance Presentation: CASL Still Matters: Common Compliance Errors
We are pleased to be presenting a CASL (Canadian anti-spam law) compliance program for the Retail Council of Canada and its members on May 19, 2022. Presentation Overview In Canada, commercial electronic messages (CEMs), including e-marketing through text messages, e-mails and some social media, are … 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 »
Interim Commissioner Discusses Current Cases, Enforcement and Sheds Light on Bureau Advocacy and Regulatory Intervention Priorities
It seems rather de rigueur at the moment for the Interim Commissioner of Competition to make the rounds of the big firms – in the latest stop on Mr. Pecman’s policy dance card, he stopped in Toronto yesterday to discuss in a bit more detail … Read the rest of this entry »
Oakville Company Found Guilty of 21 Ontario Consumer Protection Act Charges, Fined $250,000, 6 Month Jail Term
Conventional thinking has been that the most serious consumer protection enforcement tends to be under federal law (e.g., the Competition Act or Criminal Code). That reasoning changed somewhat last week with an Oakville company being found guilty by a Newmarket Ontario court of violating the … Read the rest of this entry »
