Press Release Department: Federal - Competition Bureau of Canada

The Competition Bureau announced that it has entered into a consent agreement with Isologic Innovative Radiopharmaceuticals Inc. (Isologic) to address competition concerns with its contracting practices in the radiopharmaceutical industry. A bureau investigation found that Isologic’s contractual practices with certain customers contravened the abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act. These practices affected certain customers purchasing … Read more

Engineering firm BPR-Infrastructure Inc. has been ordered to pay $485,000 for bid-rigging related to consulting engineering services for municipal infrastructure contracts in the province of Québec. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.

The Competition Bureau announced the appointment of Dr. Markus von Wartburg as its new Chief Economist. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.

The Competition Bureau presented its submission in response to the Government of Canada’s ongoing consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada. The submission includes over 50 recommendations to help modernize and strengthen Canada’s Competition Act. The bureau’s submission builds on its previous comments on Canada’s competition policy framework. It recommends significant improvements to the Act, including: Re-tooling the … Read more

On March 3, 2023, the Competition Tribunal ruled in favour of the Commissioner of Competition in his challenge of Secure Energy Services’ acquisition of Tervita Corporation. The tribunal ordered Secure to sell 29 facilities to resolve the substantial lessening of competition found in 136 relevant markets. The commissioner is pleased with the decision, which protects … Read more

The Competition Bureau has entered into a consent agreement with Sika AG to address competition concerns with its acquisition of MBCC Group. A Bureau review concluded that the proposed transaction would likely lessen competition substantially in the supply of admixture systems in Canada. To resolve the Bureau’s concerns, Sika AG has agreed to sell certain MBCC Group … Read more

The Competition Bureau has obtained a court order to advance an investigation into conduct by the Quebec Professional Association for Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) and its subsidiary, Société Centris, related to real estate data sharing restrictions. The bureau is investigating whether the QPAREB has engaged in certain practices that harm competition in the real estate brokerage … Read more

The Competition Bureau confirmed that in 2023 the pre-merger notification threshold relating to transaction size will remain unchanged following a decision by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) to maintain the current threshold of $93 million. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.

Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell issued a statement: “We are truly disappointed that the Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed our appeal of the Competition Tribunal’s decision in Rogers-Shaw. Although today’s developments are discouraging, we stand by the findings of our investigation and the decision to challenge the merger. We brought a strong, responsible case to the Tribunal after … Read more

The Competition Bureau is inviting interested parties to provide comments on new guidelines to address wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements following recent amendments to the Competition Act. Interested parties can provide comments on the bureau’s guidelines online, or to the coordinates below, by no later than March 3, 2023. The full release is available online. Contact media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.