The Competition Bureau has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU")
with the
RCMP to facilitate the coordinated investigation and
enforcement of Competition Act offences. According to a statement released by the Bureau, cooperation
between the agencies will focus on anti-competitive agreements and
practices that attract criminal sanctions under the Competition
Act. This includes bid rigging and price fixing activities by
organized crime groups, misleading representations of products or
services, and deceptive marketing practices.
Matthew Boswell, who leads the Bureau's Cartels and
Deceptive Marketing Practices Branch, said "The RCMP is an
extremely important ally in our efforts to fight criminal activity
in the marketplace, and working with them provides the Bureau with
additional strength to better protect Canadian consumers and
businesses from white collar crime. This partnership will
facilitate coordination in matters of mutual interest and allow
both
