Archive for the 'Compliance' Category
March 15, 2021
Are you planning to run a trip/destination contest/sweepstakes in Canada (i.e., destination marketing contest) and select winners based on some type of skill, such as a photo, essay or other competition? Trip/destination contests are a very popular way for local and international governments to promote tourism and travel.
February 15, 2021
Are you planning to run a trip (i.e., destination) contest open to Canadians and need winner release forms for the winner, companion and any minors? Our firm offers many types of precedents/forms to operate Canadian contests/sweepstakes, including Winner Releases For Trip Contests (Winner & Guest Release Forms).
January 25, 2021
Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses new Competition Bureau guidance in relation to performance claims under the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34 (Competition Act). The update includes a general overview of the application of the Competition Act to performance claims, key points from the Bureau’s new guidance and implications for advertisers and influencers using performance claims in marketing. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update.
December 3, 2020
Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) recent statement on no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements between competing employers. Such agreements have increasing been the subject of debate following U.S. enforcement in relation to tech company no-poaching agreements, enforcement guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission and, in Canada, questions including by Parliamentarians whether grocery chain decisions to cut employee wages violated the federal Competition Act. Contrary to the guidance issued by U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies, Canada’s Bureau has taken the narrower position that no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements between employers can be challenged civilly under section 90.1 of the Competition Act but not criminally under section 45 of the Act. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update.
November 21, 2020
Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses recent enforcement by the Competition Bureau against an ice hockey helmet manufacturer in relation to allegedly unsupported performance claims. The Legal Update includes an overview of the case, requirements imposed by the Competition Act on product or service performance claims and implications for advertisers.
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.
November 1, 2020
Are you planning to run a contest/sweepstakes in Canada to promote your business (or a client’s business) and need sophisticated Canadian legal precedents? I have developed a number of legal precedents and forms for running common types of promotional contests in Canada, excluding Quebec (commonly referred to “sweepstakes” in the United States).
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.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
