Law: Competition Act 1985 (Canada)

Canada’s Competition Tribunal has mostly upheld a challenge by the country’s antitrust agency against the already-completed merger of two waste disposal companies, in what lawyers say is a rare win for the enforcer that could shape the process of proposed reforms to national competition law.

08 March 2023

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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a plaintiff’s certification motion in a case involving travel websites – in stark contrast to courts in both the United Kingdom and Australia.

20 February 2023

Canada’s Competition Bureau has opened a consultation on draft guidelines covering incoming criminal prohibitions against wage-fixing and no-poach agreements but lawyers say further clarifications are still needed.

19 January 2023

Canada’s Competition Bureau is appealing against a specialist tribunal’s finding that Rogers Communications’ high-profile €19 billion acquisition of rival Shaw Communications will not reduce competition or lead to higher prices in two western provinces.

03 January 2023

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The British Columbia Supreme Court’s decision to allow a nationwide class of plaintiffs to bring a collective damages claim against international hard disc drive suspension assembly manufacturers is the latest word in BC on international price-fixing class actions.

08 December 2022

A provincial court in Ontario has dismissed a proposed class action against Booking, Expedia and several other online hotel booking platforms for allegedly infringing Canada’s competition law by displaying misleading search results, ruling the plaintiffs failed to prove a financial loss.

08 December 2022