Parliament recently passed Bill C-59 (the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023), which include important changes to Canada’s Competition Act, many of which are now in force. These amendments follow the already...more
6/24/2024
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Canadian Competition Act ,
Competition Authorities ,
Environmental Policies ,
Market-Sharing ,
Merger Reviews ,
Notification Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Private Right of Action ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Tribunals
The Minister of Finance recently introduced Bill C-56 to implement certain proposals announced by the Prime Minister designed to lower prices and “make life more affordable” for Canadians. The bill provides details of the...more
9/29/2023
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Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Canada ,
Collaboration ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Innovation ,
Mergers ,
Prime Minister ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Tribunals
In a recent press release, Canada’s Prime Minister announced a “first set” of proposed changes to the Competition Act, with additional “comprehensive legislative reforms” to follow in the coming months. While the federal...more
Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act (Act), taking effect on June 23, 2023, will make it a criminal offence for unaffiliated employers to agree, conspire or arrange to:
•“fix, maintain, decrease or control salaries,...more
6/23/2023
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Canada ,
Canadian Competition Act ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Terms ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Training ,
Wage-Fixing
Significant amendments to Canada’s Competition Act (Act) were enacted on June 23, 2022, with the passing of the federal government’s 2022 budget implementation legislation.
The amendments foreshadow more aggressive...more
6/26/2022
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Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Avoidance ,
Canadian Competition Act ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Misleading Impressions ,
No-Poaching ,
Penalties ,
Tribunals ,
Wage-Fixing
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
2/15/2022
/ Anticompetitive Agreements ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Canada ,
Collaboration ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Currency ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mergers ,
Prime Minister ,
Standard of Conduct ,
Tribunals ,
Wage-Fixing