Tag archives: Competition Bureau

The Competition Bureau is soliciting feedback from stakeholders on two new advocacy initiatives

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on May 29, 2018 Posted in Antitrust, competition and regulatory

The Competition Bureau recently issued a news release soliciting feedback from stakeholders regarding two of its newest advocacy initiatives: Opportunities where the Bureau can support increased competition through changes to regulations or policies; and Input on the Bureau’s draft Market Studies Information Bulletin. Supporting Increased Competition Using the Advocacy Suggestion Form, the Bureau is collecting perspectives on … Continue reading

Keeping up with the Competition Bureau: recent position statements

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on September 30, 2015 Posted in Antitrust, competition and regulatory, Corporate finance

Under the Competition Act, RSC 1985 c. C-34, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) reviews mergers to assess whether they are likely to substantially lessen or prevent competition in one or more relevant markets. As stated in its Merger Enforcement Guidelines (Guidelines), the Bureau generally makes its determination by assessing the competitive effects of the merger in … Continue reading

Bureau allows Reynolds to acquire Novelis’ North American foil business

By Kevin Ackhurst (Toronto) on July 15, 2014 Posted in Antitrust, competition and regulatory, Corporate finance

On November 15, 2013, Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. (Reynolds) agreed to acquire the North American division of Novelis Foil Products for $35 million. Six months later, on May 26, 2014, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) allowed the acquisition by issuing a No Action Letter to Reynolds and announcing that the merger would be unlikely to cause … Continue reading

Mandatory Jail Time for Certain Competition Act Offences Now in Effect

By Kevin Ackhurst (Toronto) on November 20, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, competition and regulatory

Effective today, an individual convicted of certain violations of the Competition Act (Canada) may be punished with prison time instead of community service. These offences include price-fixing, bid-rigging and misleading advertising. For more information please see Norton Rose’s Legal Update on the topic prepared by our colleague Stephen Nattrass here. Merging parties should take note of these amendments because … Continue reading

Competition Bureau to Publish Merger Register

By Kevin Ackhurst (Toronto) on March 1, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, competition and regulatory

UPDATE: The Merger Register went live on March 9, 2012. The Competition Bureau will, at “the beginning of March”, start publishing a “Merger Register” on its website that will disclose certain information about transactions that are subject to the pre-merger notification obligations contained in the Competition Act. Designed to increase the level of transparency at the … Continue reading