Mark Katz

Cartel enforcement in Canada is heavily dependent on the use of informants. This is explained by two principal factors. First, cartel conduct is, by its very nature, secretive and carried out in the…

Here is an interesting note by my colleague John Bodrug ([email protected]) on the collective bargaining exemption under Canada's Competition Act. ************************************************ A…

Here is an item on an important decision of Canada's Competition Tribunal written by my partners George Addy, Sandra Forbes, John Bodrug and Jim Dinning. It is especially relevant for trade…

Competition Law in Canada – Top 10 Issues for 2013 This is a post of an article written by my partners Anita Banicevic, Richard Elliott, Charles Tingley and me ***************************************…

The Canadian Track Record in Punishing Cartel Conduct Canada has a long history of pursuing and prosecuting cartels (more commonly referred to in Canadian competition law as "conspiracies"). The…

A NEW COMMISSIONER OF COMPETITION FOR CANADA The year just ended witnessed a changing of the guard at Canada's Competition Bureau, with Melanie Aitken resigning as Commissioner of Competition in…

Canada's first competition legislation was enacted in 1889, with the intention of combatting the price-fixing and other anti-competitive conduct of so-called "combinations". Trade and professional…

Merger challenges are rare in Canada.  The last contested merger case in Canada was in 2005.  Typically, concerns about a prospective merger are resolved in negotiations between the Commissioner of…