A Competition Bureau investigation concluded that The Dufresne Group Inc. (TDG) and its affiliates, better known for their retail brands Dufresne Furniture and Appliances and certain Ashley HomeStores, offered certain products at inflated regular prices and then advertised them at big discounts, suggesting significant savings to consumers. As part of this settlement, The Dufresne Group Inc., … Read more
The Competition Bureau, alongside the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Economic Competition Commission of Mexico, launched a joint initiative to detect and combat anti-competitive conduct by businesses and individuals involved in providing goods and services related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Collaboration with American and Mexican competition authorities will allow the Bureau … Read more
Criminal charges were laid before the Court of Quebec against two individuals in connection with alleged bid-rigging for paving contracts awarded by the ministère des Transports du Québec for the Montérégie region. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
The Competition Bureau has issued its findings regarding the potential competitive effects of Royal Bank of Canada’s proposed acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada. Following a comprehensive review, the Bureau determined that the proposed merger is not likely to result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition under the Competition Act. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
Japanese shipping companies Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. were respectively fined $1.5 million and $460,000 by the Ontario Superior Court on Aug. 17 for their role in an international conspiracy that reduced competition for the shipment of vehicles to Canada. The full release is available online.
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a petition by Secure Energy Services, upholding the Competition Bureau’s successful challenge of the merger of two rival suppliers of oilfield waste services. Secure’s appeal looked to overturn a recent decision by the Competition Tribunal that ordered the company to sell 29 facilities to resolve ongoing harm to competition in Western … Read more
The Competition Bureau has approved independent buyers of two of Domtar Corporation’s mills in Ontario: Dryden Fibre Canada, ULC, an affiliate of First Quality Enterprises, LLC as the buyer of Domtar’s pulp mill in Dryden; and Atlas Holdings LLC as the buyer of Domtar’s pulp and paper mill in Thunder Bay. Following a review of … Read more
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Shell Canada Limited and its affiliates, including Canadian Mobility Services Limited, to resolve competition concerns related to its proposed acquisition of 56 retail gas stations from Sobeys Capital Incorporated in western Canada. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
the Competition Bureau has published its market study report Canada Needs More Grocery Competition, which recommends that all levels of Canadian government act to increase competition in the grocery industry. The report makes four recommendations to governments to meaningfully improve competition in the grocery industry: Create a whole-of-government strategy to support the emergence of new … Read more
The Competition Bureau provided a submission to the CRTC for its Review of the wholesale high-speed access service framework. As part of its comments, the bureau: Recommends how to analyze the state of competition in the internet industry in Canada. Provides considerations for the design of the framework. Identifies ways to boost competition, including how to reduce switching … Read more
