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Category Archives: Packaging and Labelling
New Competition Bureau Compliance Portal: Canadian Advertising/Marketing Law Compliance Guidance
In March 2023, Canada’s federal Competition Bureau (Bureau) launched a new competition law Compliance Portal (see: Consultation on new Compliance Portal). In making its announcement, the Bureau said that it launched its new Compliance Portal to help businesses stay on the right side of Canadian … Read the rest of this entry »
Competition Bureau Obtains Court Order In NuvoCare Weight Loss Claims Investigation
On January 5, 2022, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) obtained a Federal Court production order to advance its ongoing investigation into weight loss performance claims made by NuvoCare Health Sciences Inc. (NuvoCare) relating to its WeightOFF Max!, Forskolin+ and Forskolin Nx natural health products. This follows … Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian Federal and Ontario Cannabis Advertising Laws and Rules: An Overview
We have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries relating to Canadian laws, regulations and regulatory guidelines for cannabis marketing and advertising. As such, we provided an overview of key advertising and marketing related requirements under the federal Cannabis Act and Ontario laws and rules … Read the rest of this entry »
COVID-19 Consumer Protection Enforcement: A Tale of Two Countries
My new Canadian Lawyer column discusses recent price gouging and deceptive marketing law enforcement in Canada. Some of the issues raised include speed of enforcement, political statements compared to actual enforcement and, perhaps, most importantly, transparency in relation to warnings and penalties. My new column … Read the rest of this entry »