The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) raised concerns in its 2023 market study of the grocery sector about the use of competitor property controls (i.e., terms in commercial leases or covenants that run with the land) to...more
7/22/2025
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Canadian Competition Act ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Enforcement ,
Final Guidance ,
Grocery Stores ,
New Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Restrictive Covenants
Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act (Act) that came into effect on June 20, 2025 significantly expand the rights and incentives for private parties to seek orders from the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal). Among other...more
6/25/2025
/ Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Competition Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement ,
Greenwashing ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Private Right of Action ,
Tribunals
In June 2024, amendments to the Canadian Competition Act (Act) garnered significant attention (and criticism) from both business and legal communities in Canada for the introduction of new “greenwashing” provisions. The new...more
2/12/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Canadian Competition Act ,
Climate Change ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
False Advertising ,
Greenwashing ,
Sustainability ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Davies recently submitted comments in response to consultations initiated by the Canadian Competition Bureau’s November 7, 2024 Discussion Paper on the Bureau’s review of its Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs) to better...more
1/16/2025
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
As we have discussed in a prior bulletin and a more detailed analysis, Canada’s Competition Act was recently amended to both (i) establish a new, more expansive framework for challenging anti-competitive conduct by dominant...more
Following the Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023 Retail Grocery Market Study in which it recommended that provincial and territorial governments take measures to limit property controls in the grocery industry, including...more
8/20/2024
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Canada ,
Commercial Leases ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Enforcement ,
Landlords ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Shopping Centers ,
Tenants
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Minister) recently issued a Ministerial Statement on Net Benefit Reviews of Canadian Critical Minerals Companies. Transactions involving important Canadian mining...more
Parliament recently passed Bill C-59 (the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023), which include important changes to Canada’s Competition Act, many of which are now in force. These amendments follow the already...more
6/24/2024
/ Canada ,
Canadian Competition Act ,
Competition Authorities ,
Environmental Policies ,
Market-Sharing ,
Merger Reviews ,
Notification Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Private Right of Action ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Tribunals
Canada’s Competition Act was amended effective December 15, 2023 to both (i) establish a new, more expansive framework for challenging anti-competitive conduct by dominant firms and (ii) specifically provide that it is an...more
1/19/2024
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Amended Rules ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
OECD ,
Patent Act ,
Penalties ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Act ,
Unfair Pricing
The Minister of Finance recently introduced Bill C-56 to implement certain proposals announced by the Prime Minister designed to lower prices and “make life more affordable” for Canadians. The bill provides details of the...more
9/29/2023
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Canada ,
Collaboration ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Innovation ,
Mergers ,
Prime Minister ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Tribunals
As we look ahead to the trends and issues likely to be at the forefront of Canadian competition law policy and enforcement in 2022, it is clear that discussion of significant potential legislative reforms will be an important...more
2/15/2022
/ Anticompetitive Agreements ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Canada ,
Collaboration ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Currency ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mergers ,
Prime Minister ,
Standard of Conduct ,
Tribunals ,
Wage-Fixing