We begin with developments of national significance. First, we discuss the amendments to the Competition Act which, effective June 2025, could open the door to a novel quasi-class action scheme entitling private plaintiffs to...more
Since 2022, the Government of Canada has substantially amended the Competition Act each year for three successive years. Among the many changes are a collection of related amendments which aim to expand access to the...more
5/23/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Competition ,
Damages ,
Litigation Strategies ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Requirements
In our previous Bennett Jones insight, we described several upcoming (and far-reaching) amendments to the Competition Act (the Act) introduced by the Government of Canada in 2023. The most recent set of amendments came into...more
Following several years of lively public discussion, two high-profile consultations and the introduction of several “interim amendments” to the Competition Act in 2022, the federal government has now tabled two new bills...more
12/20/2023
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Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation