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July 12, 2022
On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19 (the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1) received royal assent, introducing sweeping amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act.
July 10, 2022
On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19 (the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1) received royal assent, introducing sweeping amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act. These amendments include significant increases to the civil and criminal penalties under the Competition Act, new wage fixing and no poach offences and new criminal and civil prohibitions on drip pricing.
June 26, 2022
Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force in 2014. Since then, electronic marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex law with some outstanding uncertainties in key areas.
June 24, 2022
On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19 (Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1) received royal assent, introducing sweeping amendments to Canada’s federal Competition Act. The amendments include significant increases to the civil and criminal penalties under the Competition Act, new wage fixing and no poach offences, new prohibitions on drip pricing and expansion of private right of access to the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) for abuse of dominance, among other things. Most of the amendments are now in force, with the amendments to the conspiracy provision (including the new wage fixing and no poaching offences) coming into force on June 23, 2023 to allow companies to adjust for the criminal conspiracy-related changes.
April 26, 2022
Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force in 2014. Since then, electronic marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex law with some outstanding uncertainties in key areas.
February 11, 2022
On February 8, 2022, Canada’s Competition Bureau released a submission entitled Examining the Canadian Competition Act in the Digital Era in response to Senator Howard Wetston’s invitation to comment on Canada’s competition policy framework.
The Bureau’s submission includes sweeping recommendations to amend many of the core provisions of the Competition Act, including its purpose (section 1.1) and its abuse of dominance (sections 78 and 79), civil agreements (section 90.1), conspiracy (cartels) (section 45), bid-rigging (section 47) and criminal and civil deceptive marketing (section 52 and 74.01) provisions. The last major legislative overhaul of Canada’s Competition Act was in 2009 (see: Amendments).
February 4, 2022
Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, published a new Legal Update, which discusses potential implications in Canadian competition law regarding false and misleading advertising and algorithms following a recent enforcement decision by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Fashion Nova, LLC.
January 18, 2022
On January 17, 2021, Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that CPL Interiors Ltd. (CPL) was fined $761,967 after pleading guilty before the Ontario Superior Court for participating in a criminal bid-rigging conspiracy under Canada’s Competition Act.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
