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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What Law Governs Promotional Contests in Canada?
Promotional contests in Canada are primarily governed by the Competition Act, the Criminal Code, privacy legislation (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA) and the common law of contract. In addition, Quebec has separate legislation that applies to promotional contests (the Act respecting lotteries, publicity contests and amusement machines). As such, promotional contest law in Canada is combination of federal and provincial regulatory law, criminal law and common law contract law.
August 27, 2010
We are pleased to provide this global competition/antitrust law update from our friends at the leading Singapore firm Rajah & Tann LLP.
August 27, 2010
The Globe and Mail has reported that there is speculation that Chinese bidders may emerge in the play for Potash Corp., to rival BHP Billiton Ltd.’s USD $38.6 billion hostile bid. According to the Globe, potential Chinese bidders include Sinochem Group (chemical conglomerate and China’s largest fertilizer trader, with its fertilizer unit Sinofert), China National Offshore Oil Corp. (energy firm – CNOOC Ltd.) or China Investment Corp. (CIC, China’s sovereign wealth fund). Yesterday, Sinofert’s CEO Feng Zhibin told reporters in Hong Kong that the companies “continue to closely watch the deal” but did not comment on whether they were considering a rival bid.
August 26, 2010
RECENT AMENDMENTS
What Has Changed?
Significant changes were recent made to Canada’s foreign investment regime. The recent changes coincide with sweeping amendments to the federal Competition Act, including significant changes to Canada’s merger control regime.
August 26, 2010
We are pleased to provide this global competition/antitrust law update from our friends at the leading Singapore firm Rajah & Tann LLP.
August 25, 2010
NATIONAL SECURITY REVIEW
Overview
Amendments to the Investment Canada Act in March, 2009 introduced a new “national security” review mechanism, under which the Minister and federal Cabinet have the power to review proposed or completed investments that may be considered to be “injurious to national security” (on March 12, 2009, the Canadian Government passed the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, intended to improve and modernize the Investment Canada Act and Competition Act).
August 25, 2010
The 2010 Canadian Bar Association Annual Competition Law Fall Conference will be held from September 30 to October 1, 2010 in Gatineau, Quebec.
August 23, 2010
By Derek Ireland
There are some useful parallels between the competition policy and law experience of Canada and the competition policy and law challenges now being faced by smaller developing and transition economies as well as other developing countries with small and fragmented markets that have recently adopted and started to enforce a modern competition law. Canada compared with our closest neighbour the United States has a small market and developed its modern industrial base and fully opened its market to foreign trade and investment much later than our much larger neighbour. Canada passed its first competition statute in 1889 which is one year earlier than the Sherman Act in the United States, but enforcement of the Canadian law was limited for nearly one hundred years. Canada in many ways had to “start from scratch” when the Canadian Competition Bureau began enforcement of the modern Competition Act of 1986.
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
