The Investment Canada Act threshold for the review of direct acquisitions of control of Canadian businesses (other than those involved in cultural activities) by investors controlled in countries that are members of the WTO (or where control is acquired from sellers controlled in WTO-member countries) has now been officially raised to C$312 million for transactions closing in 2011.

In a ruling of the Newfoundland Provincial Court dated September 18, 2006, D. Orr Provincial Court Judge dismissed, after a preliminary hearing, charges laid under Section 45 of the Competition Act (Canada).

Burger King’s purchase of Tim Hortons is unlikely to harm competition because there are many competitors in the fast food industry and low barriers for entry by new competitors.

Irving Oil has pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $287,583 arising from allegations of retail price maintenance in Quebec.

Emrys Davis and David Cassin, Focusing on What Matters: The Court Refuses to Grant Broad Section 11 Orders in the Commissioner's Bell-MTS Inquiry, delivered at the CBA Competition Law Spring Meeting on May 25, 2017.

On June 22, 2012, Canada’s Competition Bureau announced that Colmatec Inc. and its operations director, Rénald Drouin, have pleaded guilty in a scheme to rig bids on contracts for specialized sewer services in the province of Québec

Kingspan, a global seller and manufacturer of building products, has reached a consent agreement with the Competition Bureau to sell a manufacturing facility in order to complete its acquisition of business rival Vicwest.

The Competition Bureau has approved the merger between Dow and DuPont, two companies that specialise in crop protection products and packaging plastics.

Insurance giant Manulife Financial Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Standard Life PLC’s Canadian assets has been approved by the Competition Bureau.

A major hotel chain merger has been approved by the Competition Bureau.

Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. resolved the Competition Bureau’s concern that its acquisition of competitor Covidien PLC would reduce competition for the supply of drug-coated balloon catheters.

Canada's Competition Bureau announced on May 27, 2011 that the Commissioner of Competition had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal alleging an abuse of dominance by the Toronto Real Estate Board in the market for residential real estate brokerage services.

Five companies and one individual have pleaded guilty to rigging bids for about $3.3 million worth of sewer contracts.

McKesson's other proposed acquisition of Uniprix will also be reviewed by the Bureau.

The 67th Annual American Bar Association Spring Antitrust Meeting was held in Washington, D.C. from March 26-29, 2019.

ABA/CBA Teleconference Materials.

A ventilation systems installation company, 9201-2640 Québec Inc., pleaded guilty to bid-rigging and was fined $140,000 by the Quebec Superior Court.

To address these concerns, Sherwin-Willaims is required under the consent agreement to sell Valspar's assets related to industrial wood coatings in Canada and the U.S. to Axalta Coating Systems Ltd....

This Article argues that the result in The Commissioner of Competition v. Visa Canada Corporation and MasterCard International Incorporated revealed a gap in the Competition Act's price maintenance provision...

Michael Kilby and Lawson Hunter of our Competition & Foreign Investment Group recently co-authored an opinion piece in the Globe & Mail ..