Ticketmaster L.L.C., TNow Entertainment Group, Inc. and Ticketmaster Canada LP will pay a $4 million penalty and $500,000 for costs incurred by the Competition Bureau during its investigation into allegedly misleading pricing claims in online ticket sales. The bureau’s investigation concluded that Ticketmaster’s advertised prices were not attainable because they added mandatory fees during the later … Read more
The Competition Bureau has concluded its review of the proposed merger between Harris Corporation (Harris) and L3 Technologies, Inc. (L3) and has issued a No Action Letter (NAL) to the companies. The NAL confirms that the Bureau will not challenge the proposed merger at this time. The terms of the NAL are subject to the … Read more
To protect competition and innovation, the Competition Bureau is challenging Thoma Bravo’s recent acquisition of Aucerna, a company that offers reserves valuation and reporting software to Canadian oil and gas producers.On June 14, 2019, the Bureau filed an application with the Competition Tribunal for an order requiring Thoma Bravo to sell one of its reserves … Read more
The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network announced that Canada’s Competition Bureau is designated President-Elect of the Network from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
In its comments submitted to the CRTC, the Competition Bureau finds that wireless plans are consistently more expensive in parts of Canada where Telus, Rogers and Bell do not compete with a strong regional competitor. Factors such as network quality, coverage, demographics or geographic characteristics do not explain the differences in price across the provinces. The … Read more
The Hudson’s Bay Company has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty and $500,000 towards the Competition Bureau’s costs to resolve a proceeding relating to Hudson’s Bay’s advertising and pricing practices for sleep sets in Canada. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
The Competition Bureau provided its views to the B.C. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy on competition issues raised by certain bylaws adopted by Metro Vancouver. The Bureau expressed concerns that these bylaws may have a negative effect on the level of competition and innovation for certain waste management services in the Metro Vancouver … Read more
The Competition Bureau has registered as a founding member of the International Competition Network’s Framework on Competition Agency Procedures. Competition authorities interested in pioneering this new model of international collaboration have until May 17 to register and become founding members of the Framework. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
The Competition Bureau obtained a court order to advance an ongoing investigation into some of Bell Canada Inc.’s marketing practices. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
The Competition Bureau announced that the filing fee for merger reviews has increased from $72,000 to $73,584. The new filing fee comes into effect immediately. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
