Archive for the 'Competition Bureau' Category
May 23, 2018
The term of Canada’s current Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, ends soon. In this respect, the CD Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council is making two general recommendations for the mandate of the next Commissioner in its new Communiqué entitled Help Wanted: Priorities for a New Competition Commissioner: first, improve the timeliness and efficiency of the Bureau’s operations; and second, ensure that the new Commissioner vigorously pursues his or her mandate to act as an independent, strong and relevant public advocate for competition.
May 22, 2018
Practical Law Canada Competition has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s revised draft Immunity and Leniency Programs, which were recently re-issued for a second time in draft form for public consultation. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Update.
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS
Do you need contest rules/precedents
for a Canadian contest?
We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada). These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where winners are chosen by random draw), skill contests (e.g., essay, photo or other types of contests where entrants submit content that is judged to enter the contest or for additional entries), trip contests and more. Also available are individual Canadian contest/sweepstakes precedents, including short rules (“mini-rules”), long rules, winner releases and a Canadian contest law checklist. For more information or to order, see: Canadian Contest Law Forms/Precedents. If you would like to discuss legal advice in relation to your contest or other promotion, contact us: Contact.
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As a competition and advertising lawyer, I work on many promotional contests for a wide range of clients – from large consumer products firms, to agencies, to start-ups and individuals that want to promote their brands in a perennially successful way: contests. It’s a bit of a quirky area of law, but one thing is certain – both brands and consumers love them. While contests can vary considerably depending on the type of promotion, where the contest will be run and how it will be promoted, in Canada there are a few important considerations that advertisers and the agencies and counsel helping them need to think about.
Are you planning to run a promotional contest (i.e., sweepstakes) in Canada and need contest rules and forms? We can help. We offer a variety of template contest rules and forms for running popular types of contests in Canada.
October 29, 2017
On October 26, 2017, the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) issued its revised draft Immunity Program for public comments. The Bureau is updating its Immunity Program to reflect recent legal and policy developments (see here).
October 11, 2017
On October 10, 2017, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that another individual has pleaded guilty to rigging bids in relation to a condominium development project investigation (see: here). In this case, an estimator for a firm called Les Industries Garanties Limitee in Quebec pleaded guilty to criminal bid-rigging in relation to three condominium developments in Montreal involving competing firms for a condominium ventilation contract.
October 4, 2017
I am pleased to be presenting again at the Canadian Society of Association Executive’s (CSAE) National Conference – this year in St. John’s, Newfoundland. I’ll be co-presenting a session this year, with Andrew Schiestel of tbk Creative, on Digital Marketing Strategies and Legal Issues for Associations and Members (from 10:00 to 11:30 on Wednesday, October 25th).
September 28, 2017
It is relatively uncommon for the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) to hear competition law cases. However, in an interesting decision handed down earlier today (Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin), the SCC confirmed the presumption that Crown immunity applies in civil proceedings unless its protection is clearly legislatively overridden.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
