Competition/Antitrust Competition/Antitrust

Deceptive marketing provisions continue to be enforcement priority

Canada’s deceptive marketing practices regime has been the subject of incremental change since 2022 to strengthen the enforcement stance against...

Easing the burden for refusals to deal and the new right to repair

Historically, private parties have brought applications to the Competition Tribunal (the Tribunal) under the refusal to deal provision under section...

Commercial agreements: a new legal framework

For almost 40 years, only agreements between competitors (actual or potential) to rig bids, fix prices, allocate markets or restrict output and...

Leading firms and oligopolies: beware

The competition law landscape for businesses holding a dominant market position, as well as those operating within oligopolistic markets, has...

Increased rigour in merger enforcement

The Canadian merger review regime under the Competition Act (the Act) has undergone significant change from a substantive, technical and procedural...

Canada’s new sanctions FAQs offer more questions than answers

The Canadian government has provided additional guidance on Canada’s autonomous economic sanctions, including those related to Russia, but the...

Missed guidance: Canada’s new sanctions FAQs offer more questions than answers

Global Affairs Canada has quietly updated its FAQs to provide new guidance on Canada’s autonomous economic sanctions, including those related to...

Important changes to the Competition Act, including the abuse of dominance provisions, now in effect

On December 15, 2023, Bill C-56 received royal assent. The bill substantially expands Canada’s monopolization law as set out in the abuse of...

Strengthening Canada’s national security review regime

Foreign investment review in Canada, like in many other jurisdictions, is increasingly emphasizing national security considerations, including...

Ch-ch-changes: navigating the shifting tides of Canadian competition law

Change has been the dominant theme of competition law in Canada over the past 18 months.