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On January 11, 2012, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) revised its Merger Review Process Guidelines (Guidelines).

While details remain to be seen, the clear tone and direction in Ottawa is that there will be important changes to the Competition Act in what is being described as a "Consumers First" Economic Action Plan for 2014 (Budget), tabled before the House of Commons on February 11, 2014.

The Competition Bureau announced on July 30, 2008, that three Canadians who operated a deceptive telemarketing scheme based in Toronto, which purported to offer credit cards to Americans for a fee but never delivered the cards, have been found guilty and sentenced in the U.S.

On April 9, 2008, the Competition Bureau published an updated draft Bulletin on Corporate Compliance Programs. The Bureau is inviting interested parties to provide comments on the Bulletin by May 26, 2008.

The Commissioner of Competition has announced that the Competition Bureau plans to make "moderate" revisions to its Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs).

Competition class actions, an increasingly frequent occurrence, involve an alleged violation of the Competition Act's criminal provisions related to conspiracies to fix prices, restrict output, allocate markets...

Recent and upcoming reforms to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) introduce significant changes that will impact various sectors. These changes reflect a heightened emphasis on national security reviews...

Over the past several months, the federal government has demonstrated its willingness to use the “Investment Canada Act” to closely screen acquisitions of Canadian businesses by foreign investors.

As of December 15, 2023, the Canadian Competition Bureau ("Competition Bureau") has wide-ranging powers to investigate entire industries or specific market participants such as your business.

Canadian Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell provided the keynote address at the Canadian Bar Association's Competition Law Spring Conference in Toronto on May 7, 2019. Commissioner Boswell was appointed...

On September 15, 2014, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) published its Price Maintenance Enforcement Guidelines (Guidelines).

On February 2, 2010, the proposed Regulations Amending the Notifiable Transactions Regulations (the Regulations) came into force.

Earlier today, the Crown stayed charges against Nestlé Canada Inc. and one of the company's former executives, in the long-standing prosecution of Canadian chocolate manufacturers under section 45 of the Competition Act.

On February 25, 2025, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 4, the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill) for the stated purpose of protecting people from "unfair contract terms".

The Government of Quebec has announced the lifting of restrictions for retail businesses within the Montréal Metropolitan Community that are not considered essential.

Each province has taken varied approaches to mandatory mask requirements to assist in the ongoing battle against the spread of COVID-19.

During his press conference on October 26, 2020, Quebec Premier François Legault announced that the additional health measures, which came into effect on October 1, 2020 ...