Tag Archives: misleading advertising

Cineplex Inc. Ordered to Pay $38.9 Million By Canada’s Competition Tribunal for Drip Pricing

On September 23, 2024, Canada’s Competition Bureau announced that the federal Competition Tribunal had found that Cineplex Inc. (Cineplex), a Canadian theatre chain, had engaged in drip pricing by adding a mandatory and insufficiently disclosed $1.50 online booking fee (see: Competition Bureau wins deceptive marketing … Read the rest of this entry »

Sweeping Canadian Competition Act Amendments (Bill C-59) Passed June 20, 2024

On June 20, 2024, Bill C-59 was passed, introducing the second of two recent significant rounds of amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act (the first round introduced by Bill C-56). This new round of amendments to the Competition Act completes a sweeping overhaul of Canada’s Competition Act across virtually all key provisions of … Read the rest of this entry »

New Competition Bureau Drip Pricing Guidance

On May 15, 2024, the Canadian Competition Bureau issued new guidance on drip pricing under the federal Competition Act (see: The Ambush of Hidden Fees). In making the announcement, the Competition Bureau said: “Saving money can be challenging these days. Especially when you are buying … Read the rest of this entry »

Competition Bureau Sues Cineplex for Allegedly Misleading Upfront Ticket Prices (Drip Pricing)

On May 18, 2023, the Competition Bureau announced that it was suing Cineplex Inc. (Cineplex) for allegedly advertising misleading ticket prices (see: Competition Bureau sues Cineplex for allegedly advertising misleading ticket prices). The Bureau has alleged, in its civil application to the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) … Read the rest of this entry »

New Competition Bureau Compliance Portal: Canadian Advertising/Marketing Law Compliance Guidance

In March 2023, Canada’s federal Competition Bureau (Bureau) launched a new competition law Compliance Portal (see: Consultation on new Compliance Portal). In making its announcement, the Bureau said that it launched its new Compliance Portal to help businesses stay on the right side of Canadian … Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Telemarketer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Online Directory Scam

On April 28, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Terry Croteau, a Canadian telemarketer, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and to pay a fine of $1.28 million for running a fraudulent online directory scam (see: here). See also: 30 Months in … Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Two Recent British Columbia Consumer Class Action Decisions Confirm Tests for Territorial Jurisdiction

Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, published a new Legal Update that discusses two recent class action related decisions by the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) where territorial jurisdiction was challenged in relation to, among other things, violations of the conspiracy … Read the rest of this entry »