ArticleFreight Company In An Ocean Of TroubleOcean freight company ECU Line Canada Inc. and two of its executives have pleaded guilty to price fixing. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleGreen Light For Transforce’s Acquisition Of ContransTrucking company Transforce got a green light from the Competition Bureau to complete its acquisition of its rival Contrans.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleHistoric $20 Billion Rogers/Shaw/Videotron Deal Receives Final ApprovalCanada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry has given final approval to Rogers Communications Inc.'s C$20 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. and the sale of Shaw's wireless business...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleJAMP Seeks To Bring Abuse Of Dominance Case Re: STELARAJAMP filed an application with the Competition Tribunal on July 26, 2024, seeking leave to bring an abuse of dominance case against Janssen relating to ustekinumab (Janssen's STELARA). CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar
ArticleLousiana Pacific Abandons Plan To Acquire Ainsworth LumberThe Louisiana Pacific Corporation has abandoned its plan to acquire Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., as a result of a concerns raised by the Competition Bureau.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleMichael Osborne To Speak At CBA Fall Conference – Sept. 18Michael Osborne to be a panelist on the proposed cross-border price discrimination legislation at the National Competition Law Section’s Fall Conference.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleMoose Knuckles Settles Misleading Advertising Case With $750,000 Charitable DonationOn April 28, 2016, we first reported on the Competition Bureau's legal proceedings against Canadian based parka manufacturer, Moose Knuckles, concerning allegedly misleading claims...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar
ArticleNew 2015 Competition Act Merger Notification ThresholdThe Competition Bureau has announced that the pre-merger notification transaction-size threshold for 2015 will increase to $86 million from the 2014 threshold of $82 million. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleNew Canadian Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Merger Review Thresholds For 2020The Competition Bureau has announced that the 2020 size of transaction pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act will remain unchanged from the current threshold of $96...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleNew Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds Announced For 2018On February 9, 2018, the Competition Bureau announced the 2018 size of transaction pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act would increase to $92 million (the 2017 threshold was $88 million).CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleNew Competition Act And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds For 2019On January 31, 2019, the Competition Bureau announced the 2019 size of transaction pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act would increase to $96 million (the 2018 threshold was $92 million).CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleParamount-Warner Bros. Merger: Stephen Zolf Comments On Canadian Competition ReviewThe proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery continues to draw significant regulatory scrutiny around the world, including in Canada.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleSixth Auto Parts Fine Bring Total To Over $51 millionDENSO Corporation pleaded guilty to three counts of bid-rigging under the Competition Act and was fined $2.45 million, the Competition Bureau announced.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleThe Commissioner Adds His Weight To The DebateThe Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, expanded on this theme during his annual address to the CBA Competition Section's fall conference in...CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleThe Criminal Liability Of Organizations For Economic CrimesWhen Bill C-45 came into force in 2004, it introduced major modifications to the Canadian penal law system concerning the participatory liability of organizations for the commission of criminal offences. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleThe Price Of A Dormant Provision: Revisiting Section 49 Of The Competition ActMarina Chernenko is the author of "The Price of a Dormant Provision: Revisiting Section 49 of the Competition Act," an article published in the July edition of the Banking and Finance Law Review.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawTorys
ArticleTicketmaster To Pay Hefty Penalty For Misleading Pricing PracticesOn June 27, 2019, the Competition Bureau reached an agreement with Ticketmaster and related companies. Under the agreement, Ticketmaster L.L.C., CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar
ArticleTranscontinental: Competition Bureau Uses Consent Agreement To Test Failing Firm AnalysisOn May 28, 2014 the Competition Bureau announced that it had reached a consent agreement with Transcontinental relating to its proposed acquisition of 74 community newspapers from Quebecor Media.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
ArticleTVA’s Acquisition Of Transcontinental Magazines ApprovedTVA Group’s proposed acquisition of Transcontinental’s consumer magazine portfolio was recently cleared by the Competition Bureau. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleVW And Audi Face Hefty Fines For Misleading Environmental Marketing ClaimsOn December 19, 2016, the Canadian side of the diesel engine saga plaguing VW and Audi came to a close when the federal Competition Bureau reached a consent agreement for a $15 million administrative... CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawSmart & Biggar