The Competition Bureau announced that it has reached an agreement with GFL Environmental Inc. to resolve litigation related to its purchase of Terrapure Environmental Ltd. On November 30, 2021, the Bureau challenged the acquisition before the Competition Tribunal after concluding that it had likely substantially lessened competition in the markets for industrial waste services and oil recycling services in … Read more
The Competition Bureau has published its 2022-2023 Annual Plan: Competition, recovery and growth. Priorities include: targeting ongoing issues linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as anti-competitive conduct related to supply chain issues and deceptive claims about support benefits; focusing enforcement on sectors of the economy that are vital to Canada’s long-term economic well-being, such as digital … Read more
The Competition Bureau announced that the filing fee for merger reviews is set to increase from $74,905.57 to $77,452.36 pursuant to a required annual adjustment set out in the Service Fees Act. The new filing fee comes into effect April 1, 2022. The full release is available online. Contact: media-cb-bc@cb-bc.gc.ca.
The Competition Bureau announced that it has closed an investigation into allegations of anticompetitive behaviour related to the supply of crop inputs (such as seeds, fertilizer and crop protection products) in western Canada. The full release is available online. Contact: ic.media-cb-bc.ic@canada.ca.
The Competition Bureau has published a draft Information Bulletin on Transparency and invites interested parties to provide feedback no later than May 6, 2022. The full release is available online. Contact: ic.media-cb-bc.ic@canada.ca.
The Competition Bureau acknowledges the announcement of the proposed acquisition of Sunwing Airlines Inc. and Sunwing Vacations Inc. by the WestJet Group. The Bureau will review the proposed transaction. The full release is available online. Contact: ic.media-cb-bc.ic@canada.ca.
The Competition Bureau has joined the competition authorities of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in a new working group focussed on sharing information to identify and prevent potentially anticompetitive conduct in the global supply and distribution of goods. The working group brings together the Bureau, the U.S. Department of Justice, … Read more
The Commissioner of Competition welcomes a recent ruling from the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) which confirms that the Competition Tribunal has the power to temporarily block mergers in urgent circumstances. The Commissioner had appealed a July 2021 decision related to the Competition Bureau’s ongoing challenge of a merger between rival oil and gas waste service providers … Read more
Following Senator Howard Wetston’s invitation to comment on Canada’s competition policy framework, the Competition Bureau is pleased to publicly share its submission. This submission recommends updating the Competition Act so that all Canadian consumers and businesses can prosper in a competitive and innovative marketplace, and have an equitable opportunity to participate in the Canadian economy. The full release … Read more
The Competition Bureau has approved ProSoils Inc. as the buyer of Blair’s Family of Companies’ retail crop input facility in Lipton, Sask.. This transaction closed on Jan. 28, 2022. In July 2021, the Bureau, Blair’s and Federated Co-operatives Limited reached an agreement that required the companies to sell the Blair’s Lipton facility, as well as two nearby anhydrous … Read more
