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2 days ago · Taken together, the reforms represent the most important changes to Canadian competition law since the first version of the Competition Act became law in 1986. 4 The reforms are broad in scope ...
Dec 5, 2023 · After more than two years of much talk of Canadian competition law reform but only limited legislative action, on November 28, 2023, the Canadian government took initial steps towards implementing substantial amendments to the Competition Act (the “ Act ”).
After a recap of the 2022 amendments, the following five sections of this paper address the main pillars of the Act: merger review; unilateral conduct; competitor collaborations; deceptive marketing; and administration and enforcement processes.
Dec 20, 2023 · Eighteen months after an initial set of reforms was completed in June 2022, and six months after public consultation on the future of competition law, the second phase of reform is coming.
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Feb 15, 2022 · To reduce the obstacles to the successful prosecution of what were regarded as the most harmful anti-competitive agreements (such as price fixing and market allocation), section 45 of the Act was amended in 2009 to create a per se offence applicable to three categories of agreements.
The Future of Competition Policy in Canada. Submission by the Competition Bureau. March 15, 2023. Table of Contents. Introduction. Merger Review. 1.1. Pre-merger notification rules, information provision and waiting periods. 1.2. Mergers should be subject to a longer limitation period. 1.3. Merger injunction standards should be more workable. 1.4.
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Jun 25, 2024 · On June 20, 2024, important changes to the Competition Act became law that strengthen the Competition Bureau’s ability to protect competition and prevent anti-competitive mergers and conduct.
