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Webinar: Key Canadian Advertising and Competition Law Compliance Strategies
I am pleased to be a panelist for an upcoming Canadian/U.S. advertising law webinar hosted by Strafford on January 8, 2013: Key Canadian Advertising and Competition Law Compliance Strategies. Description The Canadian Competition Act contains civil and criminal prohibitions on misleading representations and regulates specific … Read the rest of this entry »
Interim Commissioner of Competition John Pecman Delivers Interesting and Wide-Ranging Comments at Vancouver Roundtable
In interesting and wide-ranging comments yesterday at the Competition Policy Roundtable in Vancouver, the Interim Commissioner of Competition John Pecman discussed current Bureau priorities, some key enforcement trends and gave some indication of future policy direction at the Bureau. The Interim Commissioner opened his remarks … Read the rest of this entry »
Gift Cards & Expiry Dates: Consumer Protection BC Uses Video to Describe the Rules
I am always interested in innovation and trends, both in marketing generally and in relation to my own practice. Lawyers can, well, be rather slow to embrace change. In this regard, I’ve been seeing a continued trend toward video, both on the web generally – … Read the rest of this entry »
CRTC Launches Online Discussion for New Wireless Code of Conduct Consultations
Earlier today, the CRTC announced that it has launched its online discussion for consultations for the new consumer wireless code of conduct. In making the announcement, the CRTC’s Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said: “’We encourage Canadians to join the online discussion and have their say on … Read the rest of this entry »
Competition Law and Associations in Canada – Presentation From the 2012 CSAE National Conference and Showcase (Ottawa)
I am attaching below a copy of our PowerPoint presentation from the recent Canadian Society of Association Executives’ (CSAE) 2012 National Conference & Showcase, held in Ottawa last week. Our presentation focused on competition law and compliance for trade and professional associations, including in relation … Read the rest of this entry »
Interim Commissioner of Competition Speech Highlights Key Cases, Criminal Enforcement, Trade Association Compliance & Bureau Immunity and Leniency Programs
In a speech earlier today, the new Interim Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, in his first published remarks as Commissioner, discussed compliance, current Bureau enforcement policies and ongoing cases. Some of the noteworthy aspects of the Interim Commissioner’s remarks include highlighting the Bureau’s continued enforcement … Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
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 »
