Tag Archives: canadian competition law

May 3, 2023

Competition Commissioner Argues Key Canadian Markets Are Highly Concentrated and Again Advocates for Stage II Competition Act Amendments

On May 2, 2023, Canada’s Globe and Mail published an opinion by Canada’s Commissioner of Competition (Commissioner), Matthew Boswell, arguing that key Canadian consumer markets are highly concentrated and urging for another new round of Competition Act reform. In this regard, in general, the Commissioner … Read the rest of this entry »

April 22, 2023

Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023-2024 Annual Plan: Increased Litigation, Competition Act Amendments and Focus on Digital Economy

On April 17, 2023, Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) published its new Annual Plan (see: 2023-2024 Annual Plan: Driving Competition Forward For All Canadians). In announcing its new Annual Plan, the Commissioner of Competition said: “I’m happy to present the Competition Bureau’s Annual Plan for 2023-2024, … Read the rest of this entry »

April 17, 2023

New Competition Bureau Guidance on Drip Pricing Advertising Claims

On April 17, 2023 the Competition Bureau (Bureau) published a new edition of its Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (Volume 6) (Marketing Digest). The Bureau’s new Marketing Digest discusses three Canadian advertising/marketing related topics: the use of scarcity cues (i.e., claims that an offering has limited availability), … Read the rest of this entry »

March 28, 2023

Competition Bureau Publishes Sweeping Recommendations for Canadian Competition Law Reform

Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, has published a new Legal Update that discusses the Competition Bureau’s sweeping submission to the Canadian government in response to the government’s public consultation on amendments to the Competition Act. Below is an excerpt with … Read the rest of this entry »

November 30, 2022

New Canadian Government Consultation on Fundamental Competition Act Amendments

On November 17, 2022, Canada’s federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (the “Minister”) released a Statement from Minister Champagne on the launch of the Competition Act review (the “Statement”), which discusses a comprehensive review of potential fundamental changes to improve and reinforce Canada’s federal Competition Act. … Read the rest of this entry »

July 16, 2022

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 »

October 28, 2021

Commissioner of Competition Calls for Modernization of Canadian Competition Law

Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, has published a new Legal Update, which discusses a recent speech by the Commissioner of Competition calling for modernization of Canadian competition law.  Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update. … Read the rest of this entry »

April 3, 2020

COVID-19 (Corona Virus): Canadian Competition and Advertising Law Developments

The global spread of COVID-19 has had significant impacts in most major areas of law, including Canadian competition and advertising law. Both federal and provincial governments in Canada have been introducing unprecedented new legislation and orders relating to key aspects of competition and advertising law, … Read the rest of this entry »