The Competition Bureau and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada issued updated Immunity and Leniency Programs to provide increased clarity on the status of cooperating witnesses. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
The Competition Bureau published the final version of its revised Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945. Engineering firm Genivar (now WSP Canada) has been ordered to pay $4 million for bid-rigging on municipal infrastructure contracts in Quebec. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
The Competition Bureau released its updated Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines, providing an overview of the Bureau’s approach to enforcing the abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
The Competition Bureau announced it has determined that the proposed merger of First Air and Canadian North is likely to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the provision of passenger travel and cargo services. The effects of the transaction are likely to include reductions in passenger and cargo capacity, increases in price, and … Read more
The Competition Bureau announced that it is closing an investigation into allegations of abuse of dominance by Janssen Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical company owned by Johnson & Johnson. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
The Competition Bureau has approved Familiprix Inc. and Corporation Groupe Pharmessor, an affiliate of McKesson Canada Corporation, as the purchasers of METRO Inc.’s interests relating to 10 retail pharmacies in Quebec. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945. Engineering firm Dessau will pay $1.9 million in relation to bid-rigging on municipal infrastructure contracts in Quebec … Read more
The Competition Bureau is urging policy makers in British Columbia to re-think provincial taxi regulations and make them better for consumers and businesses alike by applying the principles of competition. In line with its report on Modernizing Regulation in the Canadian Taxi Industry, the Bureau encourages B.C.’s Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations to level the playing field … Read more
Allegations were made that Ticketmaster facilitated the mass scalping of tickets through the use of its software, TradeDesk. The Competition Bureau has examined the matter and has concluded that this conduct has not contravened the Competition Act. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945. The Competition Bureau announced that the 2019 pre-merger notification threshold relating to transaction … Read more
A former executive for Quebec engineering firm Dessau received a 12-month sentence, including six months of house arrest and six months under curfew, after pleading guilty in the Court of Quebec to rigging bids for City of Gatineau infrastructure contracts. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-5945.
In an open letter to David Eby, Attorney General of British Columbia, Matthew Boswell, Interim Commissioner of Competition, encourages the province to consider the principles of competition while it reviews its liquor policy. “The growth of new and innovative producers such as craft breweries has brought an influx of unique products to the market,” says Boswell. … Read more
