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2 days ago · After an active few years involving various proposals for reform, public consultations, bills debated in Parliament and, finally, three sets of amendments to the Competition Act (the “Act ...
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 ”).
Jun 28, 2024 · The amendments to the Competition Act are broad in scope and materially increase the potential exposure of businesses in Canada to enforcement activity, as well as financial penalties, litigation, and monetary claims from private parties.
Sep 15, 2023 · OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s plan to change the Competition Act, announced Thursday and aimed at trying to tackle rising living costs, are being called overdue by long-time critics of...
Mar 11, 2024 · Canada has made major progress improving its competition law, a process led by the federal Liberals. The latest changes being considered in the House of Commons and the Senate represent the...
Sep 11, 2024 · The amendments to the Competition Act represent a comprehensive overhaul of Canada’s competition law framework, targeting key areas such as anti-competitive mergers, abuses of market power, harmful competitor collaboration and deceptive business practices.
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Jun 21, 2024 · This article briefly summarizes the three waves of amendments, and sets out the current state of play of Canadian competition law – including new rights for private parties to bring applications directly to the Competition Tribunal (the Tribunal), strengthened greenwashing provisions, new prohibitions on wage fixing and no-poach agreements ...