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Category Archives: Competition Law
Canadian Commissioner of Competition Talks Compliance Programs
Canada’s (relatively new now) Commissioner is on the road at the moment, having delivered remarks yesterday in India. In a short but focused speech in Kashipur India, the Commissioner focused quite a bit on the history of Canadian competition law, the importance of competition to … Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Gets Court Order to Stop Allegedly Canada-based Fraudulent “Yellow Pages” Directory Scheme
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has obtained a federal court order to temporarily halt the operations and freeze the assets of an alleged fraudulent Montreal-based “Yellow Pages” business directory scheme. In making the announcement, the FTC said: “Hiding behind borders to … Read the rest of this entry »
Top 10 Canadian Contest (Sweepstake) Law Questions – Part II
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 … Read the rest of this entry »
Top 10 Canadian Contest (Sweepstake) Law Questions – Part I
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 … Read the rest of this entry »
New Canadian Contest Rules and Forms Available – Canadian Trip Contests
Contests continue to be a popular and engaging marketing tool for brands in many industries. Readers of this blog will know that I follow contest and sweepstakes issues and work on a lot of Canadian and North American contests and other promotions. Based on a … Read the rest of this entry »
Trade Association Compliance on New Competition Commissioner’s Radar
Canada’s new Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, spoke in Toronto yesterday and delivered remarks that, as in recent speeches, included an emphasis on trade association compliance. In this, his second speech since becoming Commissioner, the Commissioner signaled that trade and professional associations were once again … Read the rest of this entry »
Interim Competition Commissioner John Pecman to Visit Vancouver December 5th (Vancouver Competition Policy Roundtable Meeting)
Canada’s new Interim Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, will be visiting Vancouver on December 5th and will be a guest of the Vancouver Competition Policy Roundtable. For more information send me a mail: steve@szentesilaw.com. ____________________ SERVICES AND CONTACT I am a Toronto competition/antitrust lawyer and … Read the rest of this entry »
New Competition Bureau Inquiries Bulletin & New Commissioner Remarks
Earlier today the Competition Bureau published for public consultation a new draft Inquiries Bulletin. Canada’s new Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, also outlined some of the Bureau’s priorities and made new announcements in remarks delivered at the annual CBA Fall Competition Law Conference in Ottawa. … Read the rest of this entry »
