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
The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently released the final version of its guidance titled Environmental claims and the Competition Act (Guidelines). The Guidelines follow draft guidance, released in December 2024,...more
7/9/2025
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Canada ,
Competition Act ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Policies ,
False Advertising ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability
Significant amendments to Canada’s Competition Act (Act) dominated discussion about Canadian competition law policy and enforcement in 2022. Given the full implementation of the first round of amendments and the formal...more
Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) hosted a summit in late September, its first in-person event in more than two years. The summit explored the intersection between competition law and environmental and sustainability...more