Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Minister), François-Philippe Champagne, has announced an update to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) National Security Review Guidelines (Guidelines) to expressly include...more
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Minister) recently issued a Ministerial Statement on Net Benefit Reviews of Canadian Critical Minerals Companies. Transactions involving important Canadian mining...more
Substantial amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) were enacted on March 22, 2024, with the passing of Bill C-34, the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. These amendments, long in the works, will...more
The Canadian government recently issued two policy statements (IDM Statements) affirming that it will enhance its scrutiny under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) of foreign investments in the Canadian Interactive Digital Media...more
The government announced significant additional amendments to Canada’s Competition Act in late November 2023, building on those already under consideration by Parliament in Bill C-56 and others enacted in 2022. More...more
12/7/2023
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Canada ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Private Right of Action ,
Remedies ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Significant amendments to Canada’s Competition Act (Act) dominated discussion about Canadian competition law policy and enforcement in 2022. Given the full implementation of the first round of amendments and the formal...more
In this annual review of Canadian foreign investment law, we discuss developments over the past year, including proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and new government policies on the treatment of specific...more
2/6/2023
/ Canada ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Espionage ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment Canada Act ,
Investors ,
Minerals ,
National Security ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Russia ,
Transparency
Canada’s federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry formally announced on November 17, 2022 that the federal government is launching a comprehensive review of the Competition Act (Act) and Canadian competition...more
11/25/2022
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Amended Rules ,
Canada ,
Collusion ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Enforcement ,
Fraudulent Marketing ,
Notification Requirements ,
Popular
Earlier this week, the Canadian government introduced the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 (Bill) to enact measures announced in its April 7, 2022 budget (Budget). The Budget foreshadowed that the Bill would contain...more
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