The past year in Canada saw the Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell (the “Commissioner”), launch a concerted campaign to reform Canadian competition law and policy. The Commissioner’s view…
Canadian Threshold for Merger Review on the Decline
The Canadian Competition Bureau has announced that, effective immediately, the Competition Act’s pre-merger notification threshold relating to…
In this article, we highlight the five most important developments and trends in Canadian competition law in 2020 and discuss what to watch for in 2021.
1. Impact of COVID-19
As in other…
Early Warnings: Canada’s Regulators Issue Warning Letters to Mobile App Companies
Anita Banicevic and Joshua Hollenberg, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
In late November 2020, the Canadian Radio…
Introduction
The Canadian Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) has issued a statement (the "Statement") clarifying its position on “no-poaching”, wage-fixing and other types of “buy-side” agreements between…
The Davies Forecast of Top 5 Trends and Issues for Canadian Competition Law in 2020
Jim Dinning, Anita Banicevic and Mark Katz
Here is Davies’ annual forecast of Canadian competition law developments…
Recent Developments in Canadian Merger Review: Sad Holiday Tidings for Merging Parties
Charles Tingley, Anita Banicevic, Mark Katz
In his own version of the pre-holiday rush, the Canadian…
Recent Developments in Abuse of Dominance Law in Canada:
When is Anti-Competitive Conduct Justified?
Charles Tingley and Mark Katz
On October 17, 2019, the Canadian Competition Tribunal dismissed an…
Recent Developments in Canada: Supreme Court Expands Scope of Potential Liability in Price-Fixing Class Actions
Written by Sandra A. Forbes, Derek D. Ricci ,Chantelle (Spagnola) Cseh and Maura O…
