Compliance Bootcamp

Part 1: Video

Learn how to spot and avoid deceptive marketing by watching this video.

Part 2: Quiz

Test your knowledge on how to spot and avoid deceptive marketing by completing this quiz.

Part 3: Bonus resources

• How to avoid deceptive marketing and possible penalties
• Disclaimer use

• Deceptive Marketing Digests

  • The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 1
  • The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 2
  • The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 3
  • The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 4
  • The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 5
  • The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 6
• General impression assessment of your marketing

  • The general impression test
  • Non-disclosure of relevant and important info
  • Use of illustrations
• Performance claims

  • Performance Representations not Based on Adequate and Proper Tests
  • Substantiating performance claims — Standing the test of time for over 75 years
  • Weight loss products: The Competition Bureau's take on an age-old issue
  • Environmental Claims: A Guide for Industry and Advertisers
• Influencers and online reviews

  • Influencer marketing and the Competition Act
  • Online reviews
• Pricing rules

  • Taking the risk out of savings claims
  • Changing the status quo for car rental pricing practices: ensuring that the prices you see are the prices you pay
  • Price Representations
  • Ordinary Price Claims

Part 1: Compliance Case Files (Videos)

Watch these compliance case file videos to learn how to spot and avoid business collusion.

Episode 1 - Bid-rigging: A harmless cup of coffee

Part 2: Quiz

Test your knowledge on how to spot and avoid business collusion by completing this quiz.

Part 3: Bonus resources

• Staying on the right side of the law

  • Get practical compliance tips for your business
  • Learn about Corporate Compliance Programs: Your first line of defence
  • Part of a Trade Association? Learn how to avoid breaking the law
  • Learn how the Bureau analyzes collaboration between competitors

• Whistleblowing, immunity and leniency

  • Learn about whistleblowing: What is it and how does it work?
  • Learn about Immunity and Leniency Programs: What are they and how do they work?

• Bid-rigging

  • Learn how to use a Certificate of Independent Bid Determination
  • Learn how to prevent, detect and report bid-rigging

• Detecting and reporting collusion

  • Learn how to report collusion to the Competition Bureau
  • Learn how the Competition Bureau investigates alleged collusion

Part 1: Video

Watch this video to learn how to spot and prevent market abuse.

Part 2: Quiz

Test your knowledge on how to spot and avoid abuse of dominance by completing this quiz.

Part 3: Bonus resources

• The basics

  • Abuse of dominance
  • Exclusive dealing, tied selling and market restrictions
  • Refusal to deal
  • Price maintenance
  • Restrictive contract clauses: not for my business

• Enforcement guidelines

  • Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines
  • Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines

• Cases and outcomes

  • Competition Bureau v. TREB: Greater access to data in residential real estate
  • Restrictive trade practices—Cases and outcomes

Part 1: Make Your Mark (Videos)

Watch these videos to learn about labelling rules.

Episode 1 - At the Store

Episode 2 - At the Department Store

Episode 3 - At the Jeweller

Part 2: Quiz

Test your knowledge on labelling by completing this quiz.

Part 3: Bonus resources

• Labelling

  • Packaging and Labelling Requirements

• Textiles

  • Textile Labelling Requirements
  • Down and Feather Labelling
  • Labelling of Fabric Sold at Retail

• Precious Metals

  • Precious Metals Marking
  • Guide to the Precious Metals Marking Act and Regulations
  • What Every Jewellery Dealer Needs to Know About the Marketing of Imported Platinum Articles

• General

  • "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims