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Canada's Interim Commissioner of Competition recently announced a new Action Plan on Transparency and underscored the Bureau's commitment to rebuild trust with stakeholders through increased collaboration.

Although Canada’s Competition Bureau has been focused the past year on enhancing its advocacy and competition compliance roles, the Bureau has also demonstrated its continued willingness to use formal investigative powers and litigation to effect compliance with the Competition Act.

On February 11, 2020, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) released Competition in the digital age, its Strategic Vision plan for 2020-2024, which summarizes the Bureau's objectives for the next four years.

On January 25, 2018, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) filed an application with the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) against Ticketmaster, its parent company Live Nation, and certain other Live Nation subsidiaries...

Companies doing business in Canada are subject to investigations by the Canadian Competition Bureau at any time, which may relate to civil and/or criminal provisions of Canada's Competition Act.

On October 22, 2010, the Bureau released three documents that provide updated guidance on its policies regarding the timing and procedural details of merger reviews.

On Wednesday, February 23, 2011, the Competition Bureau announced that it would not challenge the proposed acquisition of Sirius Canada Inc. by Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

Canadian competition law and foreign investment reviews enforcement continues to evolve as regulators balance stronger enforcement powers with broader economic priorities, including productivity, investment attraction and reducing regulatory burdens. Businesses should expect continued scrutiny across mergers, commercial conduct, marketing practices and litigation exposure.

Companies doing business in Canada are subject to investigations by the Canadian Competition Bureau at any time, which may relate to civil and/or criminal provisions of Canada's Competition Act.

On August 11, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) provided guidance on the limitation period in section 36 of the Competition Act?

Canada's abundant energy resources have played a central role in our country's economic development and will continue to be extremely important to our prospects for growth and innovation...

On November 10, 2015, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) released the final version of the Competition and Compliance Framework bulletin following a period of public comment on the draft released in May 2015.

On June 28, 2020, the International Competition Network (ICN) published guidelines on cooperation and coordination among competition agencies during multi-jurisdictional cartel...

On June 3, 2015, the Canadian Competition Tribunal issued a decision requiring Parkland and Pioneer to hold separate six retail gas stations for the duration of the Commissioner of Competition's challenge to their proposed merger.

Further to our January 2009 Blakes Bulletin on Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment: Canadian Parliament Promises Competition and Foreign Investment Amendments, on February 6, 2009, the Canadian government introduced a bill before Parliament to implement certain provisions of the federal budget.

On April 28, 2008, Bill C-454, An Act to amend the Competition Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, received second reading in the House of Commons and was referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

The Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently released updated Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines (AOD Guidelines).

On January 28, 2008, Canada’s Minister of Finance, The Honourable Jim Flaherty, addressed the growth of sovereign wealth funds and the role that they may play in the future at a Conference Board of Canada event in Toronto entitled "The Hollowing Out of Corporate Canada: Myth or Reality?".