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CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS
Do you need contest rules and forms for a Canadian contest/sweepstakes?
We offer a selection of Canadian contest rules and forms for random draw, skill and other common types of Canadian contests (i.e., contest precedents and forms).
For more information see Canadian Contest Forms/Precedents.
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Promotional contests can be a fun, entertaining and commercially effective way to market an existing or new product. They are also common and straightforward right? Well, not quite.
October 9, 2010
Carswell has issued the second edition of Fundamentals of Canadian Competition Law.
June 18, 2010
We are delighted to announce the forthcoming new book that we are co-authoring on competition law and associations (trade and professional associations): The Competition Law Guide for Associations.
April 15, 2010
Overview
New criminal conspiracy provisions recently came into force in Canada, in March, 2010, as a result of sweeping amendments to the Competition Act (the “Act”) last year.
February 20, 2010
OVERVIEW OF CANADIAN COMPETITION LAW
“The statute proceeds upon the footing that the preventing or lessening of competition is in itself an injury to the public. It is not concerned with public injury or public benefit from any other standpoint.”
(Howard Smith Paper Mills Ltd. v. The Queen, [1957] S.C.R. 403)
December 15, 2009
As a result of recent landmark amendments to the federal Competition Act (the “Act”), the impact of competition law on trade associations in Canada is now much more significant. This article discusses some of the highlights of Canada’s new competition law and the impacts of the new criminal conspiracy provisions that will come into force in March, 2010.
September 17, 2009
ASSOCIATIONS & COMPETITION LAW
“A [compliance] program also plays a crucial role for trade associations because trade associations face unique compliance issues. Given that an association provides a forum where competitors collaborate on association activities, trade associations are exposed to greater risks of anti-competitive conduct. A number of past Bureau cases have involved trade associations that were engaged in agreements to harm competition. It is therefore critical that trade associations implement credible and effective programs with strict codes of ethics and conduct. Such programs may allow trade associations and [their] members to avoid improper actions and to protect themselves from being used as a conduit for illegal activities. They may also allow trade association members to fully benefit from the association’s activities while reducing the potential for inadvertent contraventions of the Acts.”
(Competition Bureau, Corporate Compliance Programs Information Bulletin)
September 13, 2009
I. Overview
The federal Competition Act (the “Act”) contains both criminal and civil provisions prohibiting a range of anti-competitive activities, many of which can arise in ordinary commercial dealings (e.g., in the context of distributor/customer relations, trade association activities and in relation to many common commercial agreements including IP license agreements, joint venture and strategic alliance agreements and franchise agreements).
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
