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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau’s Final Guidance Discourages Property Controls

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

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The Competition Bureau Weighs in with Final Property Control Guidelines

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The Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released its finalized property control guidelines (Guidelines) outlining the Bureau's ongoing approach to enforcing competition property controls under the Competition Act (Act). These...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Expanded Scope for Private Actions Under Canada's Competition Act Now in Effect

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

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Stakes Out Aggressive Stance on Property Controls in Preliminary Enforcement Guidance

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

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Canada Increases Enforcement Focus on Greenwashing

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As of June 2024, Canada added certain provisions to its Competition Act that explicitly target the practice of greenwashing. In particular, according to the Canadian Competition Bureau, these amendments: (1) “requir[e] that...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Government Consults on Far-Reaching Changes to Canada’s Competition Law

Canada’s federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry formally announced on November 17, 2022 that the federal government is launching a comprehensive review of the Competition Act (Act) and Canadian competition...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Final Competition and Compliance Framework Bulletin Released By Competition Bureau

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. This bulletin...more

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