Competition/Antitrust Competition/Antitrust

Proposed amendments to national security review regime: voluntary filings and substantially expanded review timeline

The proposed amendments will have important implications for foreign investors and closely aligns Canada’s regime with the approach in other...

Significant amendments to the Competition Act on the horizon – key areas to watch

The federal government plans to begin a comprehensive review of the Competition Act, to ensure it can meet the challenges of the current economic...

CUSMA panel issues decision on Canada’s interpretation of dairy tariff rate quotas under Agreement

Certain supply management practices in Canada’s dairy industry violate its commitments under the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, the...

Federal government issues updated guidelines on national security review of foreign investments

On March 24, 2021, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry released a statement accompanying an updated version of the Guidelines on the...

Enhanced foreign investment scrutiny and a busy year for the Competition Bureau

The Canadian government’s approach to reviews of foreign investment and competition matters is in large part unchanged as a result of the ongoing...

Competition Bureau confirms that it will not pursue no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements between competitors under the criminal provision of the Competition Act

The Competition Bureau issued a statement confirming that no-poaching, wage-fixing, or other buy-side agreements between competitors are subject to...

Canadian government temporarily extends national security review timelines

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry issued a Ministerial Order pursuant to the Time Limits and Other Periods Act lengthening certain...

Competition Bureau reiterates its position against anti-competitive generic drug delay tactic

The Competition Bureau recently issued a press release expressing concern about the denial by one brand company, Otsuka, of samples of its kidney...

Supreme Court Majority alters framework for judicial reviews and statutory appeals

On December 19, 2019, the SCC issued its decisions in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov and Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney...

Competition law developments: Enforcement priorities and notable cases

In March 2019, Matthew Boswell was appointed as the Commissioner of Competition for a term of five years.