Canada prohibits no poaching and wage-fixing agreements
On June 23, 2022, the Competition Act (the “Act”) was amended as a result of the Budget Implementation Act, 2022 (the “Amendments”). Some of the changes to the Act are not in effect yet, thus giving firms precious time to...
Drip pricing practices prohibited under Canada’s Competition Act
As a result of the June 23, 2022 amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Canadian Competition Act (the “Act”), drip pricing is now expressly recognized as a deceptive marketing practice and prohibited under the civil (subsection 74.01(1.1)) and criminal (subsection 52(1.3)) provisions...
National security provisions of the Investment Canada Act amended to create voluntary filing option
As of August 2, 2022, the national security provisions of the Investment Canada Act (the “Act”) allow foreign investors who do not have a filing obligation under the Act to receive regulatory certainty that the transaction, as it pertains to...
Competition Act amendments: A move to retrofit, modernize
The Lawyers Daily, Competition Act amendments: A move to retrofit, modernize
Eric Dufour and Reema Mahbubani discuss the most recent amendments of the Canadian Competition Act in their article published in The Lawyers Daily. Effective June 23, 2022, sweeping and substantial changes to the Canadian Competition Act (the Act) came into...
First round of significant and expansive amendments to the Competition Act in effect
On June 23, 2022, the first round of significant and expansive amendments to the Competition Act (the “Act”) came into effect (the “2022 Amendments”). The 2022 Amendments, together with amendments that are expected to come into effect next year on June 23, 2023 (the “2023 Amendments” and...
International working group launched to share intelligence on potentially anticompetitive conduct impacting global and domestic supply chains
The Canadian Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) and its Five Eyes counterparts have formed an international working group to share intelligence on potentially anticompetitive conduct impacting global and domestic supply chains in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand...
2022 merger review thresholds
Highlights The 2022 merger review thresholds under the Competition Act (the “CA”) and the Investment Canada Act (the “ICA”) (collectively, the “Thresholds”) are now in full effect until the next annual adjustment. The Thresholds assist in determining whether a proposed...
Competition Bureau updates competitor collaboration guidelines
On May 6, 2021, the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) released its updated Competitor Collaboration Guidelines (the “Guidelines”),[1] providing refined insight into enforcement efforts under the criminal conspiracy (section 45) and civil agreement (section 90.1) provisions of the Competition Act (the “Act”). Tracing its...
Competition Bureau to host The Competition and Growth Summit in June 2021
The Canadian economy is on the road to recovery after experiencing significant economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including: a decline in gross domestic product: Canada (5.4%)[1] and worldwide (4.9%);[2] an increase in unemployment: Canada (4%), North America (9.2%),[3]...
Competition Act and Investment Canada Act: New merger review thresholds in effect
Highlights The 2021 merger review thresholds under the Competition Act (“CA”) and the Investment Canada Act (“ICA”) (collectively, the “Thresholds”) are now in full effect until the next annual adjustment. The Thresholds assist in determining whether a proposed transaction triggers:...
