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Tougher Canadian Foreign Corruption Law Raises the Stakes for Officers and...
By Milos Barutciski and Matthew S. Kronby Canada has significantly strengthened its Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) including by adding a new offence that will expand the grounds for...
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Canadian Competition Bureau Updates its Immunity and Leniency Program FAQs
By John F. Rook Q.C. and Emrys Davis On September 25, 2013, the Canadian Competition Bureau released updated FAQs for its Immunity and Leniency Programs. These two programs, which offer whistleblowers...
View ArticleThe Self-Identification of Indirect Purchasers
By Emrys Davis While the Supreme Court held today that courts can certify indirect purchaser class actions (we discuss the cases in great detail here), the Court also held that indirect purchaser must...
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Investment Canada Act and Competition Act Mandatory Review Thresholds For 2014
By Adam Kalbfleisch and Kyle Donnelly Industry Canada and the Competition Bureau have announced new thresholds for review for the year 2014. On January 20, 2014, the Competition Bureau announced the...
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Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Breakthrough in Asian Trade
By Jesse I. Goldman and Laura A. Murray On March 11, 2014, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade...
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Competition Act Tort Claims Still Viable: Fairhurst v Anglo American PLC
By William A. Bortolin and Emry Davis Can indirect purchasers claim damages in tort for breaches of the Competition Act? This was one of the issues before the British Columbia Supreme Court in...
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Industry Canada and the Competition Bureau Announce New Review Thresholds for...
By Adam Kalbfleisch and Kyle Donnelly On February 2, 2015, the Competition Bureau announced the 2015 “size of transaction” pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act would increase to...
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Canadian Procurement Changes are Good News for the Bureau’s Leniency Program
By Emrys Davis On July 3, 2015, the Government of Canada announced changes to its Integrity Regime for suppliers. Under the existing regime, suppliers convicted of certain offences, including...
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Retailer Pricing Strategies: Back to School under the Competition Act
By Andrew D. Little How much did you really save in Back to School sales? Can consumers trust a retailer’s claims about its “regular” prices and its “sale” prices? Canada’s competition law enforcer is...
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New Competition Act and Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds Announced For...
By Adam Kalbfleisch and Kyle H. Donnelly On February 5, 2016, the Competition Bureau announced the 2016 “size of transaction” pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act would increase...
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Going Private Transactions in Canada’s Energy Sector – On the Rise?
By James McClary, John Mercury and Jon Truswell Are going private transactions on the rise? Conditions are ripe for an increased number of private equity-led buyouts of public companies. In a “lower...
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The State of Umbrella Damages in Canadian Antitrust Litigation
By Ranjan K. Agarwal Judges in Ontario and B.C. have reached different decisions on whether cartel members may be liable for umbrella pricing. These two cases of first impression may be headed for the...
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