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On April 25, 2008, the Bureau published its Information Bulletin on Sections 15 and 16 of the Competition Act (the Bulletin).

The Competition Bureau of Canada has entered into a consent agreement with Empire Company Limited, parent of major grocery chains including Sobeys and Safeway, restricting the company's use of property controls that limit competition. This agreement prohibits Empire from enforcing certain restrictive covenants and exclusivity clauses that prevent other grocers from operating nearby, despite Empire's earlier voluntary commitments. The Bureau's action signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of property control

On June 12, 2007, the Competition Bureau held its Stakeholder Consultation on Fees and Service Standards meeting in Toronto. It was attended by senior officials from the Bureau’s Merger Branch, along with stakeholders from various trade associations, corporations and the private bar. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP attended the meeting.

Les sociétés faisant affaire au Canada peuvent à tout moment faire l'objet d'une enquête du Bureau de la concurrence du Canada (le « Bureau »), une telle enquête pouvant être menée en vertu des dispositions civiles...

As previously reported in our January 2010 Blakes Bulletin on "Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment", the 2009 "Competition Act" amendments governing collaborations between competitors came into force today, March 12, 2010.

On December 19, 2016, the federal government released new guidelines on national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA).

On January 30, 2012, the Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (Canada) Branch (RBS Canada) brought an application before the Ontario Superior Court (the Court) seeking to strike down an order issued by the Court pursuant to section 11 of the Competition Act (Act).

Competition & Antitrust, Foreign Investment

On September 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) clarified several procedural questions regarding class-action certification in the case of Pioneer v. Godfrey.

The transportation industry is a major driver of the Canadian economy and has attracted significant attention from the Competition Bureau (Bureau) in Canada.

Please join members of our Public Sector, Crisis & Compliance group for a webinar on identifying certain issues related to lobbying in Quebec.

On January 22, 2025, the Government of Quebec published a draft Regulation to amend Quebec's existing Regulation respecting the application of the Consumer Protection Act.

On June 1, 2023, the Government of Quebec tabled Bill 29 (Bill), an Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods...

On April 1, 2021, the Government of British Columbia (B.C.) announced amendments to the COVID-19 leave provisions in B.C.'s Employment Standards Act, to expand job-protected leave to enable...

On Friday, April 24, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government had reached an agreement in principle with all provinces and territories to implement the CECRA program to provide rent relief ...

On April 6, 2020, Quebec's ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale announced the implementation of a concerted action program for job retention, the Programme d'actions concertées pour le maintien en employ, ...

The personal and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are wide-ranging and raise significant legal, regulatory and commercial challenges.

At a press conference on September 28, 2020, Quebec Premier François Legault announced the measures, which came into effect at 12 a.m. (EDT)...