Pavages Maska Inc. has been ordered to pay $100,000 for arranging with competitors to rig bids for paving contracts awarded by the ministère des Transports du Québec in the Granby region of Québec between 2008 and 2009. The payment is part of a settlement between the Public Prosecution Service of Canada and Pavages Maska filed in … Read more
The Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, handed over the duties of chairing the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum to Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne. In a report review of its first year published on May 21, the Forum shared some of its accomplishments. They include: Strengthening its members’ internal capacity with respect to artificial intelligence by hosting … Read more
The Competition Bureau is reminding Canadians that drip pricing is against the law unless the additional fixed charges or fees are imposed by the government, such as sales tax. The Competition Act has recently been amended to increase the penalties for misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
The Competition Bureau published its 2024-2025 Annual Plan – Onwards and upwards: Strengthening competition for Canadians. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
The Competition Bureau announced that it has entered into a consent agreement with the Yukon Real Estate Association (YREA) to address concerns with its membership practices in the real estate sector. A Bureau investigation found that the YREA engaged in anti-competitive conduct by adopting a requirement that certain prospective members must live in the Yukon … Read more
The Competition Bureau has concluded that the proposed acquisition of Viterra Limited (Viterra) by Bunge Limited (Bunge) is likely to result in substantial anti-competitive effects and a significant loss of rivalry between Viterra and Bunge in agricultural markets in Canada. The Bureau’s concerns are outlined in a report submitted to Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.). The report … Read more
The Competition Bureau announced that the filing fee for merger reviews will increase from $82,719.12 to $86,358.76, effective April 1, 2024. The increase is a result of an annual adjustment described in the Service Fees Act. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
The Competition Bureau announced that it has entered into a consent agreement with Béton Provincial to address competition concerns from its acquisition of the Québec-based concrete operations of CRH Canada Group Inc. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
The Competition Bureau launched a new reporting tool to help the public and business community report potential collusive agreements between competitors related to the FIFA World Cup 26. The new tool will help the Bureau identify this type of illegal agreement between competitors bidding on contracts linked to the 2026 tournament, which Canada will jointly host with … Read more
The Competition Bureau published its submission in response to the Department of Finance Canada’s public consultation on strengthening competition in the financial sector. This submission answers Finance’s key questions about bank mergers, market concentration, and public reporting on concentration and competition in Canada’s banking sector. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
