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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Competition Law Outlook: What Businesses Need to Know

Canadian Competition Law in Transition: Adapting Your Business to the New Normal - A series of amendments to the Competition Act (Act), beginning in 2022, have significantly altered the competition law landscape in Canada...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Comments on Competition Bureau’s Consultation on its Merger Enforcement Guidelines

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

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Law Reform and Trends in 2022

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

Bennett Jones LLP

Defending an Abuse of Dominance Case after the Vancouver Airport Decision

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The Competition Tribunal has released extensive reasons for dismissing the abuse of dominance claim brought by Canada's Commissioner of Competition against the Vancouver Airport Authority. For future investigations and...more

Smart & Biggar

Canadian Competition Bureau updates Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines

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Earlier this year, the Competition Bureau released its updated Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines. The Guidelines explain how the Bureau approaches the interface between competition policy and intellectual property...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Plaintiffs Can’t Depose Competition Bureau Investigator in Price-Fixing Class Action

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The Supreme Court of Canada held today that civil plaintiffs cannot examine for discovery (aka depose) a Competition Bureau investigator: Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46....more

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EU Overview in Public Competition Enforcement Review

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In the reports from around the world collected in this volume, we continue to see a good deal of international overlap among the issues and industries attracting government enforcement attention. We also see evolution and...more

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The Competition Bureau applies strict standards to retail price claims in Canada

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Regular prices, sale prices, clearance sales – these terms are ubiquitous in the retail world and are a familiar component of marketing strategies intended to convince consumers that now is the best time to make a purchase...more

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Retailer Pricing Strategies: Back to School under the Competition Act

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How much did you really save in Back to School sales? Can consumers trust a retailer’s claims about its “regular” prices and its “sale” prices? Canada’s competition law enforcer is showing renewed interest in retailers’...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Steps Up Enforcement Efforts, Including First CASL-Related Proceeding

Although Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) has been focused the past year on enhancing its advocacy and competition compliance roles, the Bureau has also demonstrated its continued willingness to use formal investigative...more

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