The Competition Bureau will launch a revamped website on Jan. 20, 2022. With a more user-friendly design, the website meets all Government of Canada’s web accessibility and usability standards. The full release is available online. Contact: ic.media-cb-bc.ic@canada.ca.
Construction company CPL Interiors Ltd. was fined $761,967 after pleading guilty before the Ontario Superior Court for its role in a criminal bid-rigging conspiracy. The bid-rigging scheme victimized condominium corporations in the Greater Toronto Area. The full release is available online. Contact: ic.media-cb-bc.ic@canada.ca.
The Competition Bureau and Health Canada’s Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) issued a joint notice to stakeholders highlighting the importance of their continued collaboration to support Canadians’ access to safe, effective and affordable medicines. Pharmaceuticals and biologics play a key role in the Canadian health care system. The Bureau’s collaboration with the HPFB is crucial to … Read more
Keurig Canada Inc. reached an agreement with the Competition Bureau to resolve concerns over false or misleading environmental claims made to consumers about the recyclability of its single-use Keurig® K-Cup® pods. The Bureau’s investigation concluded that Keurig Canada’s claims regarding the recyclability of its single-use coffee pods are false or misleading in areas where they … Read more
The Competition Bureau announced that it has reached an agreement with S&P Global Inc. to resolve competition concerns related to its proposed acquisition of IHS Markit Ltd. In Canada, both companies operate price reporting agencies that supply price assessments for certain commodities, such as oil, coal and liquified petroleum gases like propane. These assessments – … Read more
The Competition Bureau has obtained court orders from the Federal Court of Canada to advance an investigation into PSA Canada Ventures Ltd.’s proposed acquisition of Ceres Halifax Inc. The orders require the two parties to produce records and written information relevant to the Bureau’s investigation. The full release is available online. Contact: ic.media-cb-bc.ic@canada.ca.
To protect competition for customers of industrial waste services and oil recycling services in Western Canada, the Competition Bureau is challenging GFL Environmental Inc.’s recent purchase of Terrapure Environmental Inc. A Bureau review found that the elimination of this rivalry is likely to result in increased prices and reduced service quality for customers. As such, on November 30, 2021, … Read more
The Competition Bureau joined its counterparts from the G7 and guest nations in an Enforcers Summit to discuss opportunities for international cooperation to improve competition in digital markets. These discussions, hosted by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, come at a seminal point. The need to address the challenges of digital markets and big tech … Read more
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement to address competition concerns with the merger of two of Canada’s largest pulp and paper manufacturers: Karta Halten B.V. (Paper Excellence) and Domtar Corp. The Bureau found the proposed transaction is anti-competitive because it would provide Paper Excellence with monopsony power in a large part of southern British Columbia. Paper Excellence … Read more
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with MacEwen Petroleum Inc. and its affiliate, Grant Castle Corp., related to their proposed acquisition of 51 Quickie convenience stores, 22 of which include gas stations, in Ont. and Qué. The Bureau concluded that the proposed transaction would likely substantially lessen competition in the supply of gasoline to … Read more
