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18 Feb 2021 C

Antitrust Compliance Awards #2 How to Prevent Antitrust Breaches? Fostering a Culture of Compliance

Maria Coppola, Gönenç Gürkaynak, Lisl J. Dunlop, Majid Charania, Dina Kallay

2nd Webinar of the « 2021 Antitrust Compliance Awards » organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Axinn and ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law, with Majid Charania (Director of Compliance, Competition Bureau Canada), Maria Coppola (Counsel for International Antitrust, US FTC), Lisl J. Dunlop (...)

27 Jan 2021 C

Energy Community Forum #2 Energy transition : Climate policy, security of supply, coal & hydrogen projects…

Anes Kazagic, Marie-Therese Richter-Kuhnert, Tonja Leach, Tilman Kuhn

2nd Webinar of the « Energy Community Forum » organised by Concurrences and Energy Community, in partnership with European Economics and White & Case, with Tonja Leach (Executive Director, QUEST Canada), Anes Kazagic (Head of Strategic Development, EPBiH), Tilman Kuhn (Partner, White & (...)

7 Jan 2021 B

The Canadian Competition Authority closes investigation of two daily newspapers for concluding agreements (Postmedia / Torstar)

Canadian Competition Bureau • January 2021

Competition Bureau closes investigation of Postmedia and Torstar* The Competition Bureau announced today that it has closed its investigation into allegations that Postmedia and Torstar reached an agreement contrary to the conspiracy provisions of the Competition Act. The Bureau began (...)

7 Jan 2021 B

The Canadian Competition Authority closes its investigation into an alleged conspiracy by large media companies (Postmedia / Torstar)

Julie Mouris, Gavin Murphy • January 2021

Introduction Canada’s Competition Bureau (‘the Bureau’), which assists the Commissioner of Competition (‘the Commissioner’) in the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act (‘the Act’), announced on 7 January 2021 that the Commissioner closed the investigation into Postmedia Network (...)

8 Dec 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority fines an engineering firm $3.2 million for bid-rigging on municipal infrastructure contracts (CIMA+)

Canadian Competition Bureau • December 2020

CIMA+ to pay $3.2 million in latest Québec bid-rigging settlement* Competition Bureau investigation has led to more than $12M in payments by six colluding firms Engineering firm CIMA+ has been ordered to pay $3.2 million over the next four years for bid-rigging on municipal infrastructure (...)

7 Dec 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority seeks input on Canadians’ experiences accessing and using digital health services

Canadian Competition Bureau • December 2020

Competition Bureau seeking input on Canadians’ experiences accessing and using digital health services* Today, the Competition Bureau launched a short online survey to learn about Canadians’ experiences accessing and using digital health care services. By filling out this short 5-minute online (...)

27 Nov 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority expresses concerns about the possible anticompetitive consequences of agreements between competitors on employees and labour markets

Mark Katz, Anita Banicevic • November 2020

Canadian Competition Bureau Issues Guidance on “No-Poach” and other “Buy-Side” Employment Agreements Between Competitors* Introduction The Canadian Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) has issued a statement (the “Statement”) clarifying its position on “no-poaching”, wage-fixing and other types of (...)

27 Nov 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority confirms that no-poaching, wage-fixing, and other buy-side agreements do not violate the Competition Act’s price fixing provision

Michael G. Osborne • November 2020

No-poaching, wage-fixing, and other buy-side agreements do not violate the Competition Act’s price fixing provision (section 45), the Competition Bureau has confirmed. This is because section 45 only applies to agreements relating to the supply of a product, and not the purchase of a product. (...)

27 Nov 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority confirms that no-poaching, wage-fixing, and other buy-side agreements do not violate the Competition Act’s price fixing provision

Michael G. Osborne • November 2020

No-poaching, wage-fixing, and other buy-side agreements do not violate the Competition Act’s price fixing provision (section 45), the Competition Bureau has confirmed. This is because section 45 only applies to agreements relating to the supply of a product, and not the purchase of a product. (...)

2 Sep 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority signs a competition enforcement framework with five foreign counterparts to strengthen its relationship and enhance cross-border enforcement

Canadian Competition Bureau • September 2020

Competition Bureau strengthens relationship with five foreign counterparts to enhance cross-border enforcement* News release Today, the Competition Bureau signed a new competition enforcement framework with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the New Zealand Commerce (...)

2 Sep 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority enters into multilateral mutual assistance and cooperation framework with Competition Authorities in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US

Gavin Murphy • September 2020

Introduction The 21st century has brought about new challenges for competition agencies. Globalisation, falling trade barriers, deregulation and digitalisation are just some of the difficult issues agencies must now consider to ensure and protect free and open competition. To this end, (...)

20 Aug 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority launches toolkit to help policymakers strengthen competition in Canada’s economy

Canadian Competition Bureau • August 2020

Competition Bureau launches toolkit to help policymakers strengthen competition in Canada’s economy* Competitive markets are more important than ever to Canada’s economic prosperity The Competition Bureau released a toolkit today to help policymakers across the country promote competition in (...)

14 Aug 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority seeks input from market participants to inform an ongoing investigation of online shopping platform (Amazon)

Canadian Competition Bureau • August 2020

Competition Bureau seeks input from market participants to inform an ongoing investigation of Amazon* Bureau investigating whether Amazon’s conduct on Amazon.ca is impacting competition The Competition Bureau is inviting market participants to provide input to inform its civil investigation (...)

6 Aug 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority conditionally clears merger of the nation’s largest distributors of pole line hardware and data communication products (WESCO International / Anixter International)

Canadian Competition Bureau • August 2020

Competition Bureau safeguards competition in markets essential to the delivery of electricity and internet to Canadians* Today, the Competition Bureau registered a consent agreement with the Competition Tribunal to address its concerns related to WESCO International Inc.’s $6.1B acquisition of (...)

30 Jul 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority invites public comments for its market study of the digital health sector

Canadian Competition Bureau • July 2020

Canada’s health care sector: have a say on how to support innovation and choice* The Competition Bureau is inviting Canadians to share their views on factors that may be impeding access to digital health care, or limiting innovation and choice in Canada’s health care sector. This feedback will (...)

29 Jul 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority invites feedback on updated Competitor Collaboration Guidelines

Canadian Competition Bureau • July 2020

Competition Bureau invites feedback on updated Competitor Collaboration Guidelines* The Competition Bureau has published a draft version of its revised Competitor Collaboration Guidelines and invites interested parties to provide their comments no later than September 28, 2020. In today’s (...)

14 Jul 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority clears merger in animal healthcare, subject to structural conditions (Elanco / Bayer Animal Health)

Canadian Competition Bureau • July 2020

Competition Bureau resolves concerns related to Elanco’s acquisition of Bayer Animal Health* The Competition Bureau announced today that it has entered into a consent agreement with Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (Elanco) to address concerns related to the company’s proposed acquisition of (...)

6 May 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority announces that they are increasing their enforcement of deceptive COVID-19 marketing claims

Steve Szentesi • May 2020

Competition Bureau Escalates Enforcement of the Competition Act For COVID-19 Related Marketing Claims* On May 6, 2020, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that it was increasing its enforcement of deceptive COVID-19 marketing claims (see: Competition Bureau cracking down on deceptive (...)

14 Apr 2020 B

The Ontario Court of Justice certifies a $1.0 billion foreign exchange price fixing class action in the banking sector (Mancinelli / Royal Bank of Canada)

Jacob Millar • April 2020

Superior Court Certifies $1.0 Billion Foreign Exchange Price Fixing Class Action* In his decision released earlier this Spring, Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell certified a class action in Mancinelli v. Royal Bank of Canada claiming $1.0 Billion in damages against several large (...)

8 Apr 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority publishes a statement which allows businesses to collaborate during the COVID-19 crisis

William Wu, James Musgrove • April 2020

Need to Collaborate with Competitors to Respond to the COVID Crisis? Competition Bureau is Ready to Provide Guidance* Last week, we wrote to encourage the Canadian Competition Bureau to follow the examples of the US and EU antitrust authorities and provide timely guidance with respect to (...)

1 Apr 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority announces that its 2020 pre-merger notification thresholds will remain the same level as last year

Gavin Murphy • April 2020

Canada’s Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”), which assists the Commissioner of Competition (the “Commissioner”) in the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act (the “Act”), announced on 1 April 2020 that the 2020 pre-merger notification transaction size threshold for acquiring an (...)

20 Mar 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority is scrutinising competition law compliance and companies taking advantage of consumers by engaging in price fixing and misleading claims about products during the COVID-19 outbreak

Michael G. Osborne, Chris Hersh • March 2020

The Competition Bureau is watching for evidence of companies taking advantage of consumers by making false or misleading claims about a product’s ability to combat COVID-19 or engaging in price fixing, the Commissioner of Competition warned in a recent statement. The Commissioner added that (...)

20 Mar 2020 B

The Canadian Commissioner of Competition issues a statement on the application of competition rules during the COVID-19 virus outbreak

Gavin Murphy • Competition Law & Covid-19

Virtually everyone on earth has been swept up in the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and competition authorities are no different. The Canadian Competition Bureau (the Bureau), which assists the Commissioner of Competition (Commissioner) in the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act (...)

18 Mar 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority issues letter to the Canadian Bar Association regarding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations

Canadian Competition Bureau • March 2020

Letter from the Commissioner to the Canadian Bar Association regarding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic* GATINEAU, March 18, 2020 – Today, the Commissioner of Competition issued an open letter to executive members of the Canadian Bar Association’s Competition Law Section providing information on (...)

20 Feb 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority receives a complaint about abuse of dominance in the internet services market (Teksavvy / Bell / Rogers)

Michael I. Binetti • February 2020

TekSavvy Claims That Bell And Rogers Abuse Their Dominant Position For Internet Services* In a public version of its complaint to the Canadian Competition Commissioner (see below), Internet re-seller TekSavvy says that Bell Canada and Rogers Communications Canada have been abusing their (...)

13 Feb 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority fines $1.3 million for allegedly failing to adequately disclose the full price of tickets in the online ticket seller market (StubHub)

Steve Szentesi • February 2020

The Price, the Whole Price and Nothing But the Price: StubHub Pays $1.3 Million Penalty Following Bureau Drip Pricing Probe* The Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) top priority for enforcement and advocacy is currently the digital economy (see, for example, here, here, here, here and here). And for (...)

13 Feb 2020 B

The Canadian Competition Authority levies $1.3 million fine for alleged misleading representations in online sales of event tickets (Stubhub)

Gavin Murphy • February 2020

Introduction There are no rock bottom bargains on offer at StubHub Canada Ltd as Canadian consumers found out the hard way, falling victim to a possible case of drip pricing. StubHub Canada Ltd is a subsidiary of StubHub Inc, an American exchange and resale ticket company that offers services (...)

19 Dec 2019 B

The Canadian Commissioner of Competition files an application with the Competition Tribunal challenging the acquisition by an undertaking of a primary grain elevator (P&H / Virden Elevator / Louis Dreyfus)

Mark Katz • December 2019

HE KNOWS WHEN YOU’VE BEEN NAUGHTY: CANADA’S COMPETITION COMMISSIONER DELIVERS LUMPS OF COAL TO MERGING PARTIES* In his own version of the pre-holiday rush, the Canadian Commissioner of Competition challenged one merger transaction just before the Christmas holidays and entered into a consent (...)

19 Dec 2019 B

The Canadian Competition Bureau announces that agencies and brands involved in influencer marketing have to comply with the Competition Act

Steve Szentesi • December 2019

INFLUENCER ADVERTISING: COMPETITION BUREAU INCREASES PRESSURE ON BRANDS AND AGENCIES TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPETITION ACT* Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s new guidelines for influencer advertising. While the Bureau’s new guidelines (...)

9 Dec 2019 B

The Ontario Government introduces Bill 161 with amendments to process for class actions and private enforcement

Tony Di Domenico • December 2019

This article has been nominated for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Since the Supreme Court of Canada’s trilogy of decisions in Pro-Sys, Sun-Rype and Infineon, plaintiffs have had considerable success certifying private (...)

1 Nov 2019 R

Gun Jumping in Merger Control. A Jurisdictional Guide, Catriona HATTON, Yves COMTOIS and Andrea HAMILTON (dir.), foreword by Richard WHISH

Richard Whish • N° 4-2019 • pp. 234-235

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

28 Oct 2019 B

The Canadian Competition Bureau takes steps against misleading representations in online sales of airline tickets (FlightHub)

Gavin Murphy • October 2019

The old adage appears to ring true yet again: If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau), which assists the Commissioner of Competition (Commissioner) in the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act (Act), announced on 28 October 2019 that (...)

20 Sep 2019 B

The Canadian Supreme Court releases its judgement in a price-fixing class action (Pioneer / Godfrey)

Kyle Taylor • September 2019

SUPREME COURT CLASS ACTION DECISION IN GODFREY* The Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment today in the price-fixing class action, Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42. The Court held: Limitations The discoverability rule applies to extend the two-year limitation period in section (...)

20 Sep 2019 B

The Canadian Supreme Court expands the scope of potential liability in price-fixing class actions (Pioneer / Godfrey)

Chantelle Cseh, Derek Ricci, Maura O’Sullivan, Sandra A. Forbes • September 2019

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its long-awaited decision in two companion appeals that have significant implications for class actions alleging conduct that contravenes the criminal provisions found in Part VI of the Competition Act (Act). In its decision in Pioneer Corporation v (...)

20 Sep 2019 B

The Canadian Supreme Court clarifies several procedural questions relating to class actions, with potential significance to class actions in the UK and EU (Pioneer / Godfrey)

Jana Steenholdt, Francesca Miotto, John Roberti • September 2019

This article has been nominated for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. On September 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) issued a landmark antitrust class action decision in Pioneer Corp. v Godfrey which clarified several (...)

6 Sep 2019 eB

Gun Jumping in Merger Control: A Jurisdictional Guide CANADA

CANADA Neil Campbell (McMillan LLP) Gun Jumping In Merger Control 89 Part 1: Merger Control and the “Standstill Obligation” Please identify the relevant merger control legislation in your jurisdiction. Please provide a link to the relevant legislation (if possible, in English) and also indicate: (...)

4 Sep 2019 B

The Canadian Competition Authority issues a call for information from Canada’s business community about conduct in the digital economy that may be harmful to competition

Canadian Competition Bureau • September 2019

Competition Bureau calls for businesses to report potentially anti-competitive conduct in the digital economy* The Competition Bureau has published a call-out for information from Canada’s business community about conduct in the digital economy that may be harmful to competition. The Bureau is (...)

27 Jun 2019 B

The Canadian Competition Bureau announces that ticket vendors will pay $4 million penalty to settle drip pricing advertising case (Ticketmaster)

Steve Szentesi • June 2019

TICKETMASTER ENTITIES AGREE TO $4 MILLION PENALTY TO SETTLE DRIP PRICING ADVERTISING CASE On June 27, 2019, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Ticketmaster L.L.C., TNow Entertainment Group, Inc. and Ticketmaster Canada LP have agreed to pay a $4 million penalty and $500,000 of the (...)

5 Jun 2019 R

Competition policy : The competition authorities of the G7 countries and the European Commission reach agreement on the role of competition law in the digital economy (Common Understanding on Competition and the Digital Economy)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2019

Meeting in Chantilly within the framework of the G7 chaired by France, the competition authorities of the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States), as well as the Commission, published on July 18, 2019 an agreement - Common Understanding. - on the role (...)

1 May 2019 R

Standing up for Convergence and Relevance in Antitrust, Frédéric Jenny Liber Amicorum

Catherine Prieto • N° 2-2019 • pp. 262-263

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

13 Mar 2019 B

The Canadian Competition Authority publishes a revised version of its IP enforcement guidelines with particular importance for pharmaceutical companies

Brian Daley, Christopher Guerreiro, David Yi • March 2019

This article has been nominated for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. On March 13, the Competition Bureau published a revised version of its IP Enforcement Guidelines (IPEGs). The IPEGs clarify the Bureau’s approach to conducting (...)

7 Mar 2019 B

The Canadian Competition Authority releases its updated abuse of dominance enforcement guidelines

Canadian Competition Bureau • March 2019

The Competition Bureau released its updated Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines. The guidelines provide an overview of the Bureau’s approach to enforcing the abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act. In March 2018, the Bureau released a draft copy of the guidelines for public (...)

2 Feb 2019 B

The Canadian Competition Bureau announces its 2019 Pre-merger notification thresholds

Gavin Murphy • February 2019

Canada’s Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”), which assists the Commissioner of Competition in the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act (the “Act”), announced on 31 January 2019 that the 2019 pre-merger notification threshold for acquiring an undertaking will be $96 million (CAN), up (...)

1 Jan 2019 eB

Frédéric Jenny Liber Amicorum The Next Frontier of International Cooperation in Competition Enforcement

Duy Pham, John Pecman

19 Frédéric Jenny | Standing Up for Convergence and Relevance in Antitrust - Liber Amicorum -Volume I The Next Frontier of International Cooperation in Competition Enforcement John Pec MA n* duy PhAM ** Competition Bureau of Canada Abstract International cooperation among competition agencies has (...)

20 Dec 2018 B

The Ontario Superior Court holds that misleading information can trigger class actions as a breach of the Competition Act (Rebuck / Ford Motor)

Steve Szentesi • December 2018

Key Requirements For Misleading Advertising Civil Actions Confirmed By Ontario Superior Court* In a recent case handed down by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in Rebuck v. Ford Motor Company, the Court confirmed key requirements for commencing Competition Act misleading advertising (...)

23 Nov 2018 B

The Quebec Court of Appeal sentences to prison individuals found guilty of offenses in relation with bid-rigging in public construction contracts (Fedele)

Steve Szentesi • November 2018

Quebec Court of Appeal Ruling Signals that Bid-Rigging is a Serious Offence Warranting Imprisonment* A recent decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal in R c. Fedele, 2018 CarswellQue 10342 (English language summary) sends a strong signal that bid-rigging offences, particularly in respect of the (...)

22 Nov 2018 B

Standard-Essential Patents and Competition Law: An Overview of EU and national case law

Emily Luken, Jay Jurata • Standard Essential Patents

The extent to which competition law has shaped developments and understandings of standard-essential patents (SEPs) has increased substantially over the past fifteen years. When e-Competitions began publishing, there were very few cases and agency enforcement actions on the topic. The (...)

3 Oct 2018 B

The OECD Competition Committee publishes background materials on excessive prices in pharmaceutical markets

OECD • October 2018

There are strong arguments for not intervening against exploitative excessive pricing conducts, which have led to the development of stringent enforcement screens for the bringing of such cases. However, recent years have seen significant calls for intervention against high prices for (...)

27 Sep 2018 B

The Canadian Competition Authority and the Public Prosecution Service jointly launch revised immunity and leniency programs

Chris Hersh, Michael G. Osborne, Tegan O’Brien • September 2018

It used to be the best deal in town: participants in criminal price-fixing conspiracies could approach the Competition Bureau and receive either complete immunity or leniency in exchange for ratting out their co-conspirators. The Bureau and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) still (...)

27 Sep 2018 B

The Canadian Competition Authority and the Public prosecution service revise immunity and leniency programs

Danny Urquhart • September 2018

Competition Bureau’s new “disclosure first” immunity and leniency programs take effect* Antitrust and competition On September 27 the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) launchedrevised immunity and leniency programs in relation to investigating (...)

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