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Merger Intelligence and Notification Unit – Update on Key Statistics 2022-23 | Mergers | Report | 2023-11-15 November 15, 2023 | Report, Competition Bureau's Mergers Directorate, Mergers Directorate, Mergers, Merger Intelligence and Notification Unit, Unilateral Conduct Roundtable, Canadian Bar Association's Mergers, Mergers and Monopolistic Practices Branch, Canada Transportation Act | |
A new era for competition: Driving affordability and economic growth | General | Annual Report | 2023-11-08 November 8, 2023 | Annual Report, Report, Canadian economy, enforcement, digital economy | |
Competition in Canada from 2000 to 2020: An Economy at a Crossroads | General | Report | 2023-10-19 October 19, 2023 | Competition; Canadian consumers and businesses; study; Canadian economy; research | |
Report to the Minister of Finance Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada by Royal Bank of Canada | General | Letter | 2023-09-01 September 1, 2023 | Minister of Finance; HSBC Canada; RBC; financial services; Proposed Transaction; merger; Merger Enforcement Guidelines; bank; banks; Toronto-Dominion Bank; Bank of Montreal; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Canadian economy; Bank Act; deposit rates; loan product interest rates; Domestic banks; Foreign bank subsidiaries; Foreign bank branches; Credit unions; non-bank financial intermediaries; NBFIs; COVID-19 pandemic; domestic systemically important banks; global systemically-important banks; small and medium-sized deposit-taking institutions; Personal Financial Services; Business Financial Services; Capital Markets Services; Credit Card Services; ScotiaBank, TD, CIBC, and BMO; acquisitions advice; underwriting; sales; trading; credit card issuance to businesses | |
Canada Needs More Grocery Competition: Competition Bureau Retail Grocery Market Study Report | Market study | Report | 2023-06-27 June 27, 2023 | grocery industry, Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, consumers, businesses, federal, provincial, and territorial governments, small and medium-sized businesses, Competition Act, Price fixing and bid rigging, Deceptive marketing, Mergers, Abuse of Dominance, Walmart, Costco, grocery store proximity, supermarkets, loyalty programs, online shopping, online, pharmaceutical, beauty products, Cost, price, profit, profit margin, Amazon, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, ALDI, property controls, unit pricing, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, regulated | |
Enforcement Guidelines on wage-fixing and no poaching agreements | General | Guidelines | 2023-05-30 May 30, 2023 | Competition Act, Competitor Collaboration Guidelines, Director of Public Prosecutions, no-poaching agreements, labour-related restraints, training costs | |
Planting the seeds for competition: Competition Bureau submission to Health Canada and the Expert Panel to support the Cannabis Act legislative review | General | Report | 2023-05-26 May 26, 2023 | Health Canada, Cannabis Act, consumers, businesses, regulator, policymakers, Mental Health, Addictions, THC, licensing requirements, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol | |
Request for Information: Royal Bank of Canada / HSBC Bank Canada | Mergers | Bulletin | 2023-05-01 May 1, 2023 | merger, banking, financial services, Residential Mortgages, Personal Transaction Accounts, Savings, Personal Long-Term Investment Services, Private Investment Counselling Services, Lending | |
Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (Volume 6) | Advertising/marketing | Bulletin | 2023-04-17 April 17, 2023 | online, marketing, disclosure, deception | |
2023-2024 Annual Plan: Competition, recovery and growth | Bureau performance | Corporate | 2023-04-17 April 17, 2023 | annual plan, economic recovery, competition, consumers, businesses, anti-competitive and deceptive marketing activity | |
Letter to the Minister of Transport: Assessment of the adequacy of proposed undertakings as required by subsection 53.2(6) of the Canada Transportation Act regarding the proposed acquisition of Sunwing by WestJet | General | Letter | 2023-03-02 March 2, 2023 | Sunwing Vacations, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet Airlines, Merger, travel, airline, behavioural measures | |
What we heard from the Competition and Green Growth Summit 2022 | General | Report | 2023-01-10 January 10, 2023 | Competition Bureau, report, markets, monopolization analysis, greener economy, sustainability | |
Empowering health care providers in the digital era — Digital Health Care Market Study — Part 3 | Market study | Report | 2022-11-24 November 24, 2022 | Competition Bureau, report, public health system, market study, digital health care services | |
Report to the Minister of Transport and the Parties to the Transaction Pursuant to Subsection 53.2(2) of the Canada Transportation Act | General | Report | 2022-10-25 October 25, 2022 | Report, acquisition, competition, transaction | |
Information Bulletin on Transparency | General | Bulletin | 2022-10-25 October 25, 2022 | Report, Transparency, investigations, enforcement | |
Building a More Competitive Canada | General | Annual Report | Archived | 2022-10-12 October 12, 2022 | Annual Report, Report, Canadian economy, enforcement, digital economy |
Improving Health Care Through Pro-competitive Procurement Policy — Digital Health Care Market Study — Part 2 | Market study | Report | 2022-10-05 October 5, 2022 | health data, Market Study, digital health care services, health care services | |
Letter to the Office of Red Tape Reduction and Small Business | General | Letter | 2022-07-27 July 27, 2022 | Red Tape Reduction, Small Business, Maud Murray, pro-competitive policies | |
Guide to the 2022 amendments to the Competition Act | Amendments to the Competition Act | Guide | 2022-06-24 June 24, 2022 | amendments to the Competition Act, amendments, Competition Act | |
Unlocking the power of health data — Digital Health Care Market Study — Part One | Market study | Report | 2022-06-23 June 23, 2022 | health data, Market Study, digital health care services, health care services | |
2022-2023 Annual Plan: Competition, recovery and growth | Bureau performance | Corporate | Archived | 2022-04-04 April 4, 2022 | annual plan, economic recovery, competition, consumers, businesses, anti-competitive and deceptive marketing activity |
Championing competition in uncertain times | General | Annual Report | Archived | 2021-12-07 December 7, 2021 | Annual Report, Report, Canadian economy, enforcement, digital economy |
Our Year in Action: Safeguarding Competition in a Digital World | General | Annual Report | Archived | 2020-11-06 November 6, 2020 | Annual Report, Report, Canadian economy, enforcement, advocacy |
Competition Bureau Performance Measurement & Statistics Report 2022-2023 | General | Report | 2023-01-06 January 6, 2023 | Report, Canadian economy, enforcement, advocacy | |
Competition Bureau Performance Measurement & Statistics Report 2021-2022 | General | Report | Archived | 2021-09-31 September 30, 2021 | Report, Canadian economy, enforcement, advocacy |
CRTC/Competition Bureau Interface | General | Letter | 2001-12-17 December 17, 2001 | CRTC, telecommunications, broadcasting industries, Industry stakeholders, broadcasting firms, Telecommunications Act, telecommunications mergers | |
The Competition Bureau's Logic Model | General | Bulletin | 2019-03-26 March 26, 2019 | logic model, organizational roadmap, Bureau activities, corresponding outputs, immediate impacts, innovative marketplace | |
Letter from the Commissioner to the Canadian Bar Association regarding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic | General | Letter | 2020-03-18 March 18, 2020 | Canadian Bar Association, COVID-19 pandemic, Competition Law Section | |
Letter to the Manitoba Securities Commission - Consultation on the Real Estate Services Act and Real Estate Services Regulation in Manitoba | General | Letter | 2021-08-20 August 08, 2021 | Manitoba Securities Commission, Real Estate Services Act, Real Estate Services Regulation in Manitoba | |
Assessment of the Adequacy of Proposed Undertakings Pursuant to Subsection 53.2(6) of the Canada Transportation Act – Proposed acquisition by Air Canada of Transat A.T. Inc. | General | Letter | 2020-12-09 December 9, 2020 | Assessment, Canada Transportation Act, Air Canada, Transat | |
Compete to Win: Final Report June 2008 | General | Report | Archived | 2008-06-28 June 26, 2008 | Competition Policy Review Panel, competition, Air Transport, Uranium Mining, Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Financial Services |
2021-2022 Annual Plan: Supporting economic recovery through competition | Bureau performance | Corporate | Archived | 2021-04-01 April 1, 2021 | economic recovery, competition, consumers, businesses, anti-competitive and deceptive marketing activity |
2020-2021 Annual Plan: Protecting competition in uncertain times | Bureau performance | Corporate | Archived | 2020-07-06 July 6, 2020 | economic recovery, competition, consumers, businesses, anti-competitive and deceptive marketing activity |
Digital Health Services Survey: What We Heard from Canadians | Market study | Report | 2021-02-24 February 24, 2021 | Digital Health Services Survey, digital health services, market study, Canada's health care sector, promote competition, Pro-competitive policies | |
Digital Health Care Consultation: What We Heard from Industry Stakeholders | Market study | Report | 2021-02-24 February 24, 2021 | Digital Health Care Consultation, digital health services, market study, Canada's health care sector, promote competition, Pro-competitive policies | |
Competitive bidding processes in the public sector: Procuring good value for taxpayer money | Bid-rigging | Competition Advocate | 2021-02-05 February 5, 2021 | cartels, competition, bid-rigging | |
Strengthening Canada's economy through pro-competitive policies: A step-by-step guide to competition assessment | Competition assessment | Guidelines | 2020-08-20 August 20, 2020 | Competition assessment, Canadian economy, competitive marketplace, competitiveness, businesses | |
Report to the Minister of Transport and the Parties to the Transaction Pursuant to Subsection 53.2(2) of the Canada Transportation Act: Proposed Acquisition by Air Canada of Transat A.T. Inc. | Mergers | Report | 2020-03-27 March 27, 2020 | Canada Transportation Act, CTA, Air Canada, Transat A.T. Inc., Minister of Transport, Proposed Acquisition, Acquisition | |
Highlights from the Competition Bureau's Data Forum: Discussing competition policy in the digital era | Policy | Report | 2019-08-30 August 30, 2019 | Data Forum, competition policy, digital era, forum, borderless digital economy | |
Guide to the Labelling of Stuffed or Filled Textile Articles | Labelling | Guidelines | 2019-06-28 June 28, 2019 | Labelling of Stuffed or Filled Textile Articles, Textile Labelling Act, Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations | |
Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines | Abuse of dominance | Guidelines | 2019-03-07 March 7, 2019 | dominance, competition, market | |
Report to the Minister of Transport and the Parties to the Transaction Pursuant to Subsection 53.2(2) of the Canada Transportation Act: Proposed Merger of Bradley Air Services Limited, d.b.a. First Air, and Canadian North Inc. | Mergers | Report | 2019-02-25 February 25, 2019 | Bradley Air Services Limited, d.b.a., First Air, Canadian North Inc., Canada Transportation Act, Minister of Transport, | |
Advertising Restrictions | Advertising/marketing | Report | 2016-10-04 October 4, 2016 | Advertising, Restrictions, marketplace effects, | |
Canada's progress in FinTech: Regulatory highlights following the Competition Bureau's Market Study | Market study | Report | 2018-09-26 September 26, 2018 | Market Study, FinTech, financial services sector | |
Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices: Choice of Criminal or Civil Track under the Competition Act | Advertising/marketing | Bulletin | 2022-10-25 October 25, 2022 | deception, conviction, adjudication | |
Telemarketing: Section 52.1 of the Competition Act | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2009-10-16 October 16, 2009 | telemarketing, deception, enforcement | |
Promotional Contests: Section 74.06 of the Competition Act | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2009-10-16 October 16, 2009 | promotions, contests, enforcement | |
Price Maintenance (Section 76 of the Competition Act) | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2014-09-15 September 15, 2014 | resale, MSRP, MAP | |
Merger Review Performance Report | Mergers | Report | 2012-04-12 April 12, 2012 | Merger, Mergers, Performance, Report | |
Merger Review Performance Report | Mergers | Report | Archived | 2010-05-31 May 31, 2010 | Merger, Mergers, Performance, Report |
Multi-Level Marketing Plans and Schemes of Pyramid Selling | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2009-04-29 April 29, 2009 | pyramid, multi-level, marketing | |
Environmental Claims: A Guide for Industry and Advertisers | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2021-12-02 December 02, 2021 | advertiser, environment, deceptive | |
Deceptive Notices of Winning a Prize | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2009-10-16 October 16, 2009 | deceptive, prize, winning | |
Consumer Rebate Promotions | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2009-09-21 September 21, 2009 | rebate, promotions, disclosure, deceptive | |
Ordinary Price Claims: Subsections 74.01(2) and 74.01(3) of the Competition Act | Advertising/marketing | Guidelines | 2009-10-16 October 16, 2009 | price, bargain, sale | |
Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (Volume 1) | Advertising/marketing | Bulletin | 2015-06-10 June 10, 2015 | online, marketing, disclosure, deception | |
Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (Volume 2) | Advertising/marketing | Bulletin | 2016-03-07 March 7, 2016 | advertising, performance, consent, compliance | |
Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (Volume 3) | Advertising/marketing | Bulletin | 2017-05-02 May 2, 2017 | digital, OECD, telecommunication | |
Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (Volume 4) | Advertising/marketing | Bulletin | 2018-06-05 June 5, 2018 | influencer, Made in Canada, savings | |
Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest (Volume 5) | Advertising/marketing | Bulletin | 2020-03-04 March 4, 2020 | influencer, Made in Canada, savings | |
Competitor Collaboration Guidelines | Anti-competitive collaboration | Guidelines | 2021-05-06 May 6, 2021 | collaboration, merger, competitor | |
Competitor Collaboration Guidelines | Anti-competitive collaboration | Guidelines | Archived | 2009-12-23 December 23, 2009 | collaboration, merger, competitor |
Deter bid-rigging by using a Certificate of Independent Bid Determination | Bid-rigging | Form/Template | 2018-01-18 January 18, 2018 | tender, bids, quotations | |
Production of Electronically Stored Information | Bureau inquiries and information gathering | Bulletin | 20150428 April 28, 2015 | ESI, electronically, email, archive | |
Communication During Inquiries | Bureau inquiries and information gathering | Bulletin | Archived | 2014-06-26 June 26, 2014 | communication, third party, inquiry |
Requests for information from private parties in proceedings under section 36 of the Competition Act | Bureau inquiries and information gathering | Bulletin | 2018-06-11 June 11, 2018 | disclosure, information, confidentiality | |
Review of s. 11 of the Competition Act | Bureau inquiries and information gathering | Report | 2008-08-12 August 12, 2008 | competion, merger, inquiry | |
Information Bulletin on Private Access to the Competition Tribunal | Competition Tribunal | Bulletin | 2005-05-04 May 4, 2005 | private access, tribunal, litigation | |
Competition Bureau Fee and Service Standards Handbook for Written Opinions | Fees/service standards | Bulletin | 2017-08-31 August 31, 2017 | written opinion, fees, standards | |
Competition Bureau Fees and Service Standards Handbook for Mergers and MergerRelated Matters | Fees/service standards | Bulletin | 2018-05-01 May 1, 2018 | fees, merger, standards | |
Competition Bureau Fee and Service Standards Handbook for Written Opinions | Fees/service standards | Bulletin | Archived | 2017-08-31 August 31, 2017 | fees, merger, standards |
Competition Bureau Fees and Service Standards Policy for Mergers and Merger-Related Matters | Fees/service standards | Bulletin | 2018-05-01 May 1, 2018 | fees, merger, standards | |
Little Black Book of Scams (Second Edition) | Fraud | Brochure | 2018-02-05 February 5, 2018 | scam, identity, internet | |
Little Black Book of Scams | Fraud | Brochure | 2017-02-15 February 15, 2017 | scam, identity, internet | |
Competition and Compliance Framework | General | Bulletin | 2015-11-10 November 10, 2015 | shared, compliance, outreach, enforcement | |
Immunity and Leniency Programs under the Competition Act | Immunity/Leniency programs | Bulletin | 2019-03-15 March 15, 2019 | immunity, leniency, cooperation | |
Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines | Intellectual property | Guidelines | 2019-03-13 March 13, 2019 | intellectual, property, competition, law, ip | |
Guide to the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations | Labelling | Guidelines | 2003-02-11 February 11, 2003 | textile, labelling, advertising | |
Quality Assurance Guide—Application: Average system of net quantity determination | Labelling | Bulletin | 1999-10-15 October 15, 1999 | quality, assurance, testing, control | |
Labelling of Fabric Sold at Retail | Labelling | Guidelines | 1996-05-01 May 1, 1996 | labelling, fabric, retail | |
Federal Labelling Requirements for Upholstered Furniture | Labelling | Guidelines | 1996-11-01 November 1, 1996 | labelling, upholstered, furniture | |
Guide to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations | Labelling | Guidelines | 1999-10-01 October 1, 1999 | consumer, packaging, regulations, labelling | |
Guide to the Labelling of Down and Feathers | Labelling | Guidelines | 2000-03-01 March 1, 2000 | down, feathers, labelling | |
Guide for the Labelling and Advertising of Pet Foods | Labelling | Guidelines | 2001-09-21 September 21, 2001 | pet, food, labelling | |
Labelling of Prepackaged Firewood | Labelling | Guidelines | 2001-06-13 June 13, 2003 | labelling, firewood, prepackaged | |
Guidance on Labelling Textile Articles Derived from Bamboo | Labelling | Guidelines | 2009-03-11 March 11, 2009 | bamboo, textile, labelling | |
"Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims | Labelling | Guidelines | 2009-12-22 December 22, 2009 | product of, made in, Canada, labelling | |
Market Studies Information Bulletin (general information about market studies) | Market study | Bulletin | 2018-09-19 September 19, 2018 | market, study, analysis | |
Self-Regulated Professions — Post-study assessment | Market study | Report | 2011-09-02 September 2, 2011 | professions, study, self-regulated | |
Self-Regulated Professions—Balancing Competition and Regulation | Market study | Report | 2007-12-11 December 11, 2007 | self-regulated, competition, regulations | |
Guidance on the Labelling of Textiles for Businesses | Labelling | Guidelines | 2007-08-01 August 1, 2007 | Labelling of Textiles for Businesses, Textiles, Labelling, Businesses, guidelines, Enforcement guidelines, Textile Labelling Act, Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations | |
Highlights from the Competition Bureau’s Workshop on Emerging Competition Issues | Market study | Report | 2016-03-04 March 4, 2016 | disruptive, non-price, policy, competition | |
Generic Drug Sector Study | Market study | Report | 2007-10-29 October 29, 2007 | generic, drug, supply, patent | |
Benefiting from Generic Drug Competition in Canada: The Way Forward | Market study | Report | 2008-11-25 November 25, 2008 | generic, drug, pricing, competitive | |
Technology-led innovation in the Canadian financial services sector | Market study | Report | 2017-12-14 December 14, 2017 | fintech, financial, technology | |
Big data and innovation: key themes for competition policy in Canada | Market study | Report | 2018-02-19 February 19, 2018 | bid data, innovation, platforms | |
Pre-Merger Notification Interpretation Guidelines | Mergers | Guidelines | 2011-06-17 June 17, 2011 | pre-merger, guideline, notification | |
Hostile Transactions Interpretation Guidelines | Mergers | Guidelines | 2011-07-27 July 27, 2011 | hostile, notifiable, transactions | |
Notifiable Transactions Forms (short [s. 16]; long [s. 17]) | Mergers | Form/Template | 2003-02-11 February 11, 2003 | notifiable, transactions, forms | |
Information Bulletin on Merger Remedies in Canada | Mergers | Bulletin | 2006-09-22 September 22, 2006 | merger, remedial, remedies | |
Procedures Guide for Notifiable Transactions and Advance Ruling Certificates Under the Competition Act | Mergers | Bulletin | 2010-11-01 November 1, 2010 | notifiable, transactions, advance ruling certificates | |
Competition Bureau Merger Remedies Study Summary | Mergers | Bulletin | 2011-08-11 August 11, 2011 | merger, remedial, remedies | |
Merger Enforcement Guidelines | Mergers | Guidelines | 2011-10-06 October 6, 2011 | merger, enforcement, competition | |
Merger Review Process Guidelines | Mergers | Guidelines | 2015-09-08 September 8, 2015 | merger, review, agreements | |
Competition Bureau Mergers Consent Agreement Template | Mergers | Form/Template | 2016-09-29 September 29, 2016 | merger, consent, agreement, template | |
Accuracy Requirements for Net Quantity Declarations | Packaging/labelling | Guidelines | 1999-10-01 October 1, 1999 | net quantities, labelling, packaging | |
“Regulated” Conduct | Policy | Bulletin | 2010-09-27 September 27, 2010 | conduct, regulated, federal provincial | |
Information Bulletin on the Communication of Confidential Information Under the Competition Act | Policy | Bulletin | 2013-09-30 September 30, 2013 | confidential, information, communication | |
Guide to Marking Imported Items Made with Platinum | Precious metals marking | Guidelines | 1998-03-15 March 15, 1998 | platinum, quality, mark | |
Guide to the Precious Metals Marking Act and Regulations | Precious metals marking | Guidelines | 2006-07-04 July 4, 2006 | precious, metals, quality, mark | |
Environmental Claims: A Guide for Industry and Advertisers | Advertising/marketing | Enforcement guidelines | Archived | 2008-06-25 June 25, 2008 | Environmental Claims, industry, advertisers |
Information Bulletin on Sections 15 and 16 of the Competition Act | Search and seizure | Bulletin | 2008-04-25 April 25, 2008 | search, seizure, warrant | |
Corporate Compliance Programs | General | Bulletin | 2015-06-03 June 3, 2015 | Corporate Compliance Programs, Bulletin, Compliance, Outreach | |
Corporate Compliance Programs | General | Bulletin | Archived | 2010-09-27 September 27, 2010 | Corporate Compliance Programs, Bulletin, Compliance, Outreach |