Canadian COMPETITION & ANTITRUST LAW

REPORTS AND STUDIES ON CANADIAN COMPETITION, ADVERTISING & FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW

2011

C.D. Howe Institute, Report, Canada’s Competition Bureau Needs Clarity on When a Strategic Business Alliance Becomes a Criminal Cartel (2011)

Competition Bureau, Self-regulated Professions – Post-Study Assessment (2011)

P. Bergevin and D. Schwanen, C.D. Howe Institute, Report, Reforming the Investment Canada Act: Walk More Softly, Carry a Bigger Stick (2011)

2010

Competition Bureau submission, OECD, Workshop on Enhancing the Value and Effectiveness of Environmental Claims, Session 4: Policy Tools and Enforcement Mechanisms (2010)

Competition Bureau, Merger Review Performance Report (2010)

Department of Canadian Heritage, Discussion Paper, Investing in the Future of Canadian Books – Review of the Revised Foreign Investment Policy in Book Publishing and Distribution (2010)

Industry Canada, Consultation Paper, Opening Canada’s Doors to Foreign Investment in Telecommunications: Options for Reform (2010)

2009

Competition Bureau, Round Table on Monopsony and Buyer Power (2009)

OECD, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Global Forum on Competition, Competition Policy, Industrial Policy and National Champions, contribution from Canada (2009)

2008

Competition Bureau, Accomplishments of the Toronto Strategic Partnership (2008)

Competition Bureau, Benefiting from Generic Drug Competition in Canada: The Way Forward (2008)

Competition Bureau, Canadian Consumer Mass Marketing Fraud Survey – 2007

Competition Bureau, Review of s. 11 of the Competition Act (2008)

Competition Policy Review Panel, Compete to Win: Final Report (2008)

2007

Bill C-41: An Act to Amend the Competition Act (Ottawa: Parliamentary Information and Research Service, 2007)

Competition Bureau, Generic Drug Sector Study (2007)

Competition Bureau, Innovation and Dynamic Efficiencies in Merger Review (2007)

Competition Bureau, Stakeholders Consultation on Mergers (2007)

Competition Bureau, Self-regulated Professions: Balancing Competition and Regulation (2007)

Competition Policy Review Panel, Sharpening Canada’s Competitive Edge (2007)

Competition Bureau, Stakeholders Consultation on Mergers (2007)

Conference Board of Canada, How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada (2007)

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Canada’s State of Trade: Trade and Investment Update – 2007 (2007)

Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, Agenda for Canada’s Prosperity: Report on Canada 2007  (2007)

2006

Competition Bureau, The Competition / Intellectual Property Interface – Present Concerns and Future Challenges (2006)

Competition Bureau, What Determines the Profitability of a Retail Gasoline Outlet? (2006)

2005

Competition Bureau, The effects of recent volatility in international petroleum markets on Canadian wholesale and retail gasoline prices (2005)

Competition Bureau, Gasoline Empirical Analysis (2005)

Competition Bureau, Report of the Advisory Panel on Efficiencies (2005)

Competition Bureau, Report of the International Roundtable on Efficiencies: Summary of Consultations with International Competition Authorities (2005)

Competition Bureau, Summaries of Economic Reports prepared for the Competition Bureau in its examination of cattle and beef industry pricing patterns before and since the onset of BSE (2005)

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 2004-2005 (2005)

2004

Competition Bureau, Backgrounder, Proposed Changes to the Competition Act (2004)

Competition Bureau, Competition Bureau’s Work in Media Industries: Background for the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (2004)

Competition Bureau, Consultation Paper, Treatment of Efficiencies under the Competition Act (2004)

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 2003-2004 (2004)

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 2002-2003 (2004)

Public Policy Forum, National Consultation on the Competition Act (2004)

2003

Competition Bureau, Study of a Proposal (and its alternatives) to Amend the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations: Applying the Conference Board’s Optimal Policy Mix Framework (2003)

Government of Canada, Discussion Paper, Options for Amending the Competition Act: Fostering a Competitive Marketplace (2003)

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 2001-2002 (2003)

2002

House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Report, A Plan to Modernize Canada’s Competition Regime (2002)

Government Response to the Report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology – “A Plan to Modernize Canada’s Competition Regime” (2002)

OECD, Reviews of Regulatory Reform, Regulatory Reform in Canada, The Role of Competition Policy in Regulatory Reform (2002)

2001

Competition Bureau, Merger Review Benchmarking Report (2001)

Competition Bureau, Predatory Pricing and Below-cost Sales Statutes in the United States: An Analysis (2001)

A. Gourley, A Report on Canada’s Conspiracy Law: 1889 – 2001 and Beyond (2001)

McCarthy Tetrault, Proposed Amendments to Section 45 of the Competition Act (2001)

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 2000-2001 (2001)

R. Russell et al., Legislative Framework for Amending Section 45 of the Competition Act (2001)

2000

Competition Bureau, “Amending the Competition Act – A Discussion Paper on Meeting the Challenges of the Global Economy” (April, 2000)

Public Policy Forum, Report, Amendments to the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act: A Report on Consultations (December, 2000)

1999

Competition Bureau, The Impact of Sales-Below-Cost Laws on the U.S. Retail Gasoline Market (1999)

Competition Bureau, Options for the Internationalization of Competition Policy (1999)

Competition Bureau, Price Scanning Report 1996-1999 (1999)

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 1999-2000 (1999)

1998

Anderson, Robert D., Competition Policy and Regulatory Reform in Canada, 1986-97 (1998)

Competition Bureau, Software Claims Survey – Analysis Report (1998)

Daniels, Ronald J., Institutions for Growth: Framework Policy as a Tool of Competitive Advantage for Canada (1998)

McFetridge, D.G., Competition Policy Issues (1998)

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 1998-1999 (1998)

Organizational Flexibility for Financial Institutions: A Framework to Enhance Competition (1998)

1997

OECD, Canada: Competition Law and Policy in 1997-1998 (1997)

R.M.A. Loyns and R.L. Louks, eds., Competition and Public Policy on Competition in the Canadian Food Industry, Occasional Series No. 7, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management (1997)

1996

E. Ratushny, Q.C., et al., Report of the Consultative Panel on Amendments to the Competition Act (1996)

Roach, Kent, Private Party Access to the Competition Tribunal (1996)

1995

Industry Canada, Discussion Paper – Competition Act Amendments (1995)

1993

National Transportation Act Review Commission, Competition in Transportation: Policy and Legislation in Review (1993)

1991

E. Ratushny, Q.C., et al., Effective and Equitable Enforcement: Report of the Working Group on Amendments to the Misleading Advertising and Deceptive Marketing Provisions of the Competition Act (1991)

1989

Competition Bureau, November, 1989 – Submission of the Director to the Nova Scotia Board of Public Utilities (1989)

1988

House of Commons Standing Committee on Consumer and Corporate Affairs, “Misleading Advertising: Report of the Standing Committee on Consumer and Corporate Affairs on the Subject of Misleading Advertising” in Minutes No. 36 (1988)

1986

Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Competition Law Amendments: A Schematic Presentation of Bill C-91 (1986)

Competition Policy and Bill C-91: Competition Tribunal Act (Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Research Branch, Economics Division, 1986)

1985

Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Competition Law Amendments: A Guide (1985)

1978

Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on the Subject Matter of Bill C-13, Debates of the Senate, vol. 125, no. 91 (June 29, 1978)

Canada, Report of the Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration (1978)

1977

Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Backgrounder, An Overview of the Competition Bill (1977)

1976

L.A. Skeoch and B.C. McDonald, Dynamic change and Accountability in a Canadian Market Economy (1976)

M.J. Trebilcock et al., Proposed Policy Directions for the Reform of the Regulation of Unfair Trade Practices in Canada (1976)

1973

Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Proposals for a New Competition Policy for Canada, First Stage (1973)

1971

House of Commons, Competition Act: Explanatory Notes: Tabled June 29, 1971 (1971)

1969

Economic Council of Canada, Interim Report on Competition Policy (1969)

1935

Royal Commission, Report by the Royal Commission on Price Spreads and Mass Buying (1935)

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