The Competition Bureau has obtained a court order to advance a civil investigation into conduct by Google related to its online advertising business. The Bureau is investigating whether this conduct is harming competition in Canada. The Bureau is investigating whether Google has engaged in certain practices that harm competition in the online display advertising industry … Read more
Canada’s Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, championed the power of competition in building a more prosperous Canada at the Canadian Bar Association Fall Symposium. In his speech, Boswell underscored the importance of competition – including the need for a modernization of competition laws in Canada – as the country pivots from crisis management to economic recovery. … Read more
The Competition Bureau has obtained court orders to further inform its challenge of Secure Energy Services Inc.’s acquisition of Tervita Corporation before the Competition Tribunal. The court orders require Albright Flush Systems Ltd., AQT Water Management Inc., and Galatea Technologies Inc., who have information relevant to the Bureau’s challenge, to produce records and written information relating to … Read more
The Competition Bureau has issued a request for information to help gather facts about Rogers’ proposed acquisition of Shaw. The RFI – which highlights the areas of interest to the Bureau– invites market participants and Canadians to submit relevant information to assist the Bureau with its investigation. The Bureau is investigating whether the proposed merger is … Read more
The Competition Bureau has obtained court orders to advance its review of the proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. The orders granted by the Federal Court of Canada on July 26, 2021 and August 1, 2021, require Xplornet Communications Inc., BCE Inc., TELUS Corporation and Quebecor Inc. to produce records and written information … Read more
The Competition Bureau has obtained a court order to advance an ongoing investigation into potentially false or misleading claims made by Canada Tax Reviews when promoting services to Canadians wanting to apply for government benefit programs implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These programs include the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Canada Recovery … Read more
The Competition Bureau announced that it has reached an agreement with Federated Co-operatives Limited and Blair’s Family of Companies related to their proposed joint venture. The agreement will preserve competition for the sale of crop inputs in the area of Lipton, Saskatchewan. The full release is available online.
The Competition Bureau is seeking to block Secure Energy Services Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Tervita Corporation to protect competition for customers of oil and gas waste services in Western Canada. On June 29, 2021, the Bureau also filed an application with the Competition Tribunal for an order to prevent the companies from closing their proposed … Read more
The Competition Bureau announced that it has laid criminal charges against a fifth person in connection with a conspiracy to rig bids for City of Gatineau infrastructure contracts. The full release is available online.
A Competition Bureau investigation led to multiple criminal charges against Terry Croteau of Ontario alleging the use of deceptive telemarketing and false or misleading statements to get Canadian businesses to sign up for listings in online directories. The full release is available online.
