Category Archives: Sectors – Real Estate

May 17, 2022

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 »

May 4, 2022

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 »

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 »

December 22, 2021

Significant Proposed Changes For Real Estate Services Advertising In Ontario

On March 4, 2020, the Ontario Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020 (TRESA) received Royal Assent, amending the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 (REBBA). REBBA governs real estate brokerages, brokers and salespersons (real estate services registrants) in Ontario. Certain provisions under TRESA … Read the rest of this entry »

April 24, 2013

New Real Estate Council of BC Advertising Rules for Licensees

Yesterday, the British Columbia Real Estate Council issued its new Report from Council Newsletter, which includes a summary of the new and updated advertising requirements for British Columbia real estate licensees (see: here).  The Council’s new newsletter states: “Each month, the Real Estate Council receives … Read the rest of this entry »

November 4, 2012

Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards files Competition Bureau misleading advertising complaint against for-sale-by-owner firm DuProprio

In an interesting story reported by the Montreal Gazette, the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (“QFREB”) has filed a misleading advertising complaint with the Competition Bureau against the sale-by-owner real estate firm DuProprio (see also REM’s article and real estate industry commentary: QFREB files complaint against DuProprio with the Competition … Read the rest of this entry »

October 29, 2012

Upcoming Compliance Seminars: Competition Law & REALTORS: What You Say and Do Matters

I am pleased to be delivering two upcoming competition law compliance courses (Competition Law and REALTORS®) for the members of the Kamloops (November 26th) and Victoria (November 29th) real estate boards. The compliance seminars will include overviews of Canadian competition law enforcement, the Competition Bureau, … Read the rest of this entry »

September 24, 2012

Competition Bureau Posts New Acting Commissioner of Competition: John Pecman

The Competition Bureau has updated its organizational chart with John Pecman (formerly head of the Criminal Matters Branch) as Acting Commissioner of Competition.  From the Bureau: “John Pecman is Acting Commissioner of Competition. The Commissioner is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Competition … Read the rest of this entry »