Archive for the 'Mergers' Category
October 28, 2021
Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, has published a new Legal Update, which discusses a recent speech by the Commissioner of Competition calling for modernization of Canadian competition law. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update.
November 4, 2020
Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses highlights of the Commissioner of Competition’s address on October 21, 2020 at the Canadian Bar Association’s annual competition law conference, which took the form of an online symposium this year. The Commissioner focused on the Competition Bureau’s challenges and priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update.
October 1, 2020
Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Canadian Government’s temporary extension, effective from July 31, 2020 to the end of 2020, of the national security review timelines under the Investment Canada Act. In addition to its immediate impact, this extension should also be understood more broadly as consistent with the increasingly important role of national security reviews.
April 21, 2020
Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Canadian government’s April 18, 2020 Policy Statement, which provides for increased scrutiny of certain foreign investments in Canada under the federal Investment Canada Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update at Practical Law.
February 13, 2020
Practical Law Canada, Competition has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s new Strategic Vision report, which was released on February 11, 2020. The Bureau’s new Strategic Vision report focuses on the digital economy, including competition law issues in relation to the telecommunications, financial services, online marketing and infrastructure sectors.
July 17, 2019
Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the recent decision by the Canadian Government to approve, subject to conditions pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, the merger of First Air and Canadian North airlines in northern Canada. This approval is notable in that it comes after a Competition Bureau report that concluded that the merger would be anticompetitive. As such, this case highlights the two-track merger review regime in Canada for certain transportation sector mergers and serves as an important reminder that the federal Cabinet, not the Competition Bureau, has the ultimate authority regarding whether to approve such mergers.
Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Update.
December 16, 2018
Emond asked me to review their new Canadian competition law text, Competition Enforcement and Litigation in Canada, authored by Antonio Di Domenico.
November 6, 2018
In a recent decision handed down by the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, in Dow Chemical Canada ULC v. NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 2018 ABQB 482 (“Dow Chemical”), the Court established both new law and confirmed earlier case law under sections 45 and 90.1 of the federal Competition Act (the conspiracy and civil agreements provisions of the Act).
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
