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Strengthening Canada’s Financial Sector: Phase 3 of the Federal Consultation Emphasizes Competition and Consumer Interests

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On August 12, 2024, the Department of Finance released its Consultation on Proposals to Strengthen Canada’s Financial Sector, the third phase of the federal government’s ongoing review of Canada’s financial institutions laws....more

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Shifting the Burden: Proposed Changes to Merger Reviews in Canada

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Canadian businesses may soon face tougher standards in merger review if amendments being considered by the government to include “structural presumptions” and more onerous remedy standards in merger reviews are passed into...more

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Standing Committee Proposes More (Tough) Changes to the Competition Act: Insights on Drip Pricing, Sale Discounts, Greenwashing,...

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Bill C-59 was presented to the House of Commons on May 6 with significant amendments from the Standing Committee on Finance. These changes further strengthen the deceptive marketing provisions of the Competition Act with...more

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Cross-Border M&A Opportunities Favor the Prepared

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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) unlock growth, diversification, and a stronger global stance for businesses. These strategic moves enable firms from different nations to blend resources, making way into new...more

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Government’s “Generational Changes to Competition Law in Canada” Increase Risks for Canadian Businesses

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On November 28, 2023 the Canadian government unveiled another round of amendments to the Competition Act that had been previewed in its Fall Economic Statement the previous week. These changes, together with several...more

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Government-Ordered Market Studies and Less Efficiencies: Canadian Government Introduces Amendments to the Competition Act

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The Canadian government has proposed giving the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry the ability to direct the Competition Bureau to conduct market studies with the ability to compel production of related documents...more

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Canada’s Competition Bureau Publishes Draft Guidelines for Enforcement of New “Wage-Fixing Agreement” and “No-poach Agreement”...

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When Bill C-19, Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 received Royal Assent in June 2022, it amended Canada’s Competition Act (Act) by including a new provision, s. 45(1.1), which comes into force on June 23, 2023.  Section...more

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Highlights From the Competition Bureau’s Session on Changes to the Competition Act

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On September 8, the Competition Bureau hosted a public information session about the 2022 amendments to the Competition Act. The session included guidance on the Bureau’s approach to enforcing new provisions related to abuse...more

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First Stage of Competition Act Amendments Released: Canada Joins the Global Chorus With Harsher Antitrust Penalties, Stricter...

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Earlier this year, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced that amendments to the Competition Act would come in two stages. The first round of changes were revealed in the Budget Implementation Act (the...more

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Canadian Government Announces Plans to Review Potential Changes to the Competition Act

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Following years of debate about whether the Competition Act should be amended, the Canadian government has announced plans to “carefully evaluate potential ways to improve its operation”, touching on several concerns...more

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Commissioner of Competition Urges Reboot of Canadian Competition Law

In his annual address to Canada’s competition bar last week, the Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, offered a full-throated defence of vigorous competition law enforcement as a key driver of Canada’s post-pandemic...more

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