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On September 20, 2023, the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development ('ISED') released a report summarizing the submissions received from the public relating to the ongoing competition law amendment [...]

On September 21, 2023, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland introduced Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, which includes the proposed amendments to the Competition [...]

On September 18, 2023, Bill C-352, which was introduced by Jagmeet Singh (leader of the NDP), had its first reading in the House of Commons (the 'Singh Bill'). On September [...]

Changes to the Competition Act As a result of amendments made to the Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34 (the 'Act') that came into force on June 23, 2023, agreements [...]

On September 14, the Prime Minister's Office announced forthcoming amendments to the Competition Act that will create new information-gathering powers, eliminate the 'efficiencies defence' for mergers, and impose new restrictions [...]

The Prime Minister yesterday announced a suite of new competition law changes targeting the cost of living. Part of an ongoing review of competition policy, the new measures include an [...]

Byline: PAUL DE JONG President of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada I f the federal government wants to build a more competitive Canada, the place to start is with [...]

Byline: JOSHUA KRANE, MARK OPASHINOV Partners at the law firm of McMillan LLP While working to bring Canadian competition law into the 21st century, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry [...]

Introduction In a previous article, we reported on amendments to the Competition Act (the 'Act')1 pursuant to the Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on [...]

A Canadian company will pay the highest price fixing fine imposed by a Canadian Court to date after admitting it colluded with a competitor to fix wholesale bread prices. On [...]

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: ôfix, maintain, [...]

The Competition Bureau of Canada (the 'Bureau') is an independent federal law enforcement agency which aims to protect and promote competition for the benefit of Canadian consumers and businesses. The [...]

Bottom Line On 30 May 2023, Canada's Competition Bureau released its Enforcement Guidelines (the 'Guidelines') on the Federal Government's recent amendments to the Competition Act which, commencing on 23 June [...]

The Government of Canada is moving apace to implement its zero plastic waste agenda, which includes developing and implementing new regulations for plastic manufactured items under theCanadian Environmental Protection Act(CEPA) [...]

Welcome to the June issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments [...]

Wage-fixing and 'no-poach' agreements between employers are now illegal under the Competition Act, subject to limited exceptions. While the Competition Bureau has issued guidelines regarding its intended approach to enforcing [...]

On June 23, 2023, amendments to the Competition Act will come into force that criminalize wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements between unaffiliated employers. These changes are intended to prevent employer activities [...]

Competition Bureau Publishes Related Enforcement Guidelines Canada's new criminal prohibition on wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements will come into force on June 23, 2023. These new provisions under subsection 45(1.1) of [...]

Bottom Line On May 30, 2023, Canada's Competition Bureau released its Enforcement Guidelines (the 'Guidelines') on the Federal Government's recent amendments to the Competition Act which, commencing on June 23, [...]

Amendments to the Competition Act that make it a criminal offence for non-affiliated employers to enter into wage-fixing or no-poaching agreements will take effect on June 23, 2023. On May [...]

On June 23, 2023, amendments to the Competition Act will take effect (the new criminal provision) which will prohibit the following arrangements/agreements between unaffiliated employers (subject to certain defences): arrangements/agreements [...]

In June 2022, the Government of Canada added subsection 45(1.1) to the Competition Act ('Act')1. Subsection 45(1.1) prohibits agreements between employers to fix wages and restrict job mobility, in an [...]

On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19, also known as the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1('BIA'), received royal assent. As discussed in more detail in our previous blog post, the BIA [...]

Overview On June 23, 2023, subsection 45(1.1) of the federal Competition Act comes into force criminalizing wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements (the 'Amendment'). Unlike the existing anti-conspiracy provision, the Amendment does [...]

Overview On June 23, 2023 amendments to Canada's Competition Act (the 'Act') will come into force that prohibit both wage-fixing and 'no poach' agreements in commercial agreements across the country. [...]

In Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co., the Federal Court of Appeal unanimously confirmed that plaintiffs seeking certification of a proposed class action in Federal Court must demonstrate an evidentiary foundation [...]

April/May 2023 In this edition: New criminal no poach and wage fixing prohibitions take effect soon, Competition Bureau commences drip pricing application against Cineplex, Commissioner of Competition continues campaign for [...]

Welcome to the May issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments [...]

The Competition Bureau (the 'Bureau') recently released a new volume of its Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (the 'Digest'). The purpose of the Digest is to provide businesses with guidance on [...]

Amendments to the Competition Act that make it a criminal offence for non-affiliated employers to enter into wage-fixing or no-poaching agreements will take effect on June 23, 2023. Are you [...]

Canadian employers in federally regulated industries (which include industries such as telecommunications, air/rail travel, and banking, among others) may want to note a number of recent and upcoming changes that [...]

Byline: LEONARD WAVERMAN Formerly the dean of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. He is a former [...]

Byline: MICHAEL KILBY, LAWSON HUNTER Michael Kilby is partner and head of the competition and foreign investment law group at Stikeman Elliott LLP. Lawson Hunter is senior counsel at Stikeman [...]

Byline: VASS BEDNAR Founder of Regs to Riches, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and the executive director of McMaster University's master of public policy [...]

When the CEO of the biggest bank in Canada announced a deal to get even bigger, he faced obvious questions about competition. He said he didn't see reason for worries. [...]

Byline: KELDON BESTER Co-founder of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project and a fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation Where is Paul Martin when you need him? In the late [...]

The Competition Bureau in October embarked on a study of food prices at grocery stores. As everyone knows, in this year of inflation, the bill for groceries has jumped 10 [...]

In response to the Consultation on the Future of Competition Policy in Canada the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recommended two amendments be made to the Competition Act: (i) the Office [...]

On November 17, 2022, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, launched the much anticipated public consultation for potential amendments to the Competition Act (the 'Act'). As [...]

On February 23, 2023, McCarthy Tétrault hosted our 13th Annual National Retail and Consumer Markets Summit - our annual client-focused event that canvasses a selection of the most timely and [...]

On March 3, 2023, the Competition Tribunal ('Tribunal') published an information note advising that it had granted in part the application pursuant to section 92 of the Competition Act (Canada) [...]

On March 15, 2023, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) published its submission to the Canadian government (Government) recommending numerous reforms to the Competition Act (Act). The Bureau's submission is part [...]

In 2018, a class action claiming $1.5 billion in damages was certified against Ford Motor Company and related entities. 1 The claim centred on fuel consumption ratings set out in [...]

2022 marked a busy and notable year for advertisers and marketers as several key legislative and regulatory proposals, changes and practices were announced or came into force. This article provides [...]

In this edition: Merger notification and foreign investment review thresholds for 2023, Competition Bureau issues draft enforcement guidelines regarding new wage-fixing and no-poach provisions, Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Commissioner's [...]

On June 23, 2022, significant changes were made to the Competition Act (Canada), two of which have a direct impact on many franchise agreements. These changes consist of the addition [...]

A recent decision by the Québec Court of Appeal ('Court of Appeal'), Hazan c. Micron Technology Inc. (Hazan),1 is the latest of a recent string of decisions showcasing judicial willingness [...]

There are multiple thresholds for review of direct acquisitions of control of a Canadian business by a non-Canadian WTO investor: Direct acquisition of a publicly-traded entity - $1.287 billion* or [...]

For the second year in a row the Canadian government has maintained the transaction-size threshold for pre-merger notification at $93 million. The Minister cited the need to fully scrutinize potentially [...]

The Competition Bureau has released draft guidelines (the Guidelines) setting out its planned enforcement approach to the recent Competition Act amendment criminalizing wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements. The Guidelines provide helpful [...]