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Investigation Counsel
Two York Region Residents Charged in Alleged Passport Website Scam
Two York Region residents are facing charges for allegedly operating websites that misled Canadians into believing they were dealing directly with the federal government for expedited passport services. The Competition…
Substance Law Blog
CASL Compliance: The Comprehensive Guide
Understanding Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, commonly known as CASL, regulates commercial electronic messages, certain installations of computer programs, alterations of electronic transmission data, electronic address harvesting, and misleading…
Truth on the Market
Canada’s Merger Guidelines: Size on Trial
By Eric Fruits
Canada is on the verge of hard-coding costly mistakes into its merger policy. The Competition Bureau’s proposed merger guidelines aim to translate Parliament’s recent overhaul of the Competition Act into…
Truth on the Market
Discretion Without Guardrails: Canada’s Competition Experiment
By Eric Fruits
When competition authorities expand their legal toolkits, the most consequential policy choices often do not appear in the statute. They emerge later—in enforcement guidelines, presumptions, and priorities that determine how…
Michael Geist
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 256: Jennifer Quaid on Taking On Big Tech With the Competition Act’s Private Right of Access
Concerns about the dominance of big tech companies has been steadily mounting for years, leading to an increased emphasis on the role that competition law might play. The government recently…
Competition chronicle
Navigating the Legal Complexities of Canadian-Origin Marketing Claims
By Tony Di Domenico, Musa Mansuar
Amid changing global trade policies and fresh off Canada’s thrilling Four Nations Cup hockey victory over the U.S., national pride is running high. As more Canadian consumers are demonstrating an…
Competition chronicle
Does firm size matter more with the recent amendments to the Competition Act?
By John Pecman
The Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell said in a recent speech that “it’s not bad to be big” while outlining the noteworthy legislative changes to the monopolistic practices provisions of…
Competition chronicle
Amendments To The Competition Act Only One Step Towards A Truly Competitive Economy
By John Pecman, Huy Do, Robin Spillette
This article was first published in Competition Policy International – Antitrust Chronicle on September 3, 2024; for further in-depth analysis, please visit the Antitrust Chronicle® I. Introduction Canada has embarked on…
Competition chronicle
Series – The Evolving Competition Law Landscape in Canada: Part 4 – Deceptive Marketing Practices
By Chris Margison, Robin Spillette, Tony Di Domenico
Deceptive Marketing Practices (Greenwashing, Ordinary Sales Pricing, Drip Pricing) – Where Are We Now? Recognizing the critical role of the Competition Act (the “Act”) in promoting dynamic and fair markets,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Competition Act’s new ESG greenwashing amendments require clarity: Blakes’ partner Cassandra Brown
Ottawa says it is committed to stiffening rules, language reflects 'broad, cross-partisan consensus'