Category Archives: Competition Law

January 4, 2013

Ontario to Regulate Debt Settlement Companies, Including New Misleading Advertising Rules for Debt Settlement Firms

On January 4, 2013, Ontario’s consumer protection agency (the Ministry of Consumer Services) announced that it is planning to regulate debt settlement companies and issued proposed regulatory changes for public comments.  In making the announcement, Ontario’s Minister of Consumer Services said: “There is evidence of … Read the rest of this entry »

January 2, 2013

Competitive Marketplace and Free Speech Thwart Attempted Telecom Advertising Injunction

In an interesting case decided just before the holidays, which I fleetingly Tweeted, the Supreme Court of British Columbia denied an attempt by TELUS to block seasonal advertising by newcomer Mobilicity (see: TELUS Communications Company v. Mobilicity).  Now that I’ve had my fill of Christmas … Read the rest of this entry »

December 28, 2012

Webinar: Key Canadian Advertising and Competition Law Compliance Strategies

I am pleased to be a panelist for an upcoming Canadian/U.S. advertising law webinar hosted by Strafford on January 8, 2013: Key Canadian Advertising and Competition Law Compliance Strategies. Description The Canadian Competition Act contains civil and criminal prohibitions on misleading representations and regulates specific … Read the rest of this entry »

December 27, 2012

Competition Act Remedies – How the Competition Act Can Be Used as a Strategic Tool

I’ve been thinking lately about writing a short note on Competition Act remedies and how the Act can be used as a strategic tool, partly from working on a few recent files with general commercial counsel who tend to ask: “what will we get and … Read the rest of this entry »

December 18, 2012

CTA Launches New Air Price Advertising Website & Details of New Airline Rules

Earlier today, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) launched a new site for the new all-inclusive air price advertising (see: All-Inclusive Air Price Advertising), in advance of new regulations that will be published in the Canada Gazette (on January 2, 2013). This new website, and upcoming … Read the rest of this entry »

December 17, 2012

Contests: Wolf Hunt Contest Illustrates Importance of Criminal Code Compliance Review for Contests

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 »

December 10, 2012

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Issues Second Report on Kids’ Apps and Privacy, Launches Investigations

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a very interesting new report on kids’ apps and privacy entitled: Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade (see: here and here) (and announced new investigations).  The FTC’s new report examines the privacy disclosures … Read the rest of this entry »

December 6, 2012

Interim Commissioner of Competition John Pecman Delivers Interesting and Wide-Ranging Comments at Vancouver Roundtable

In interesting and wide-ranging comments yesterday at the Competition Policy Roundtable in Vancouver, the Interim Commissioner of Competition John Pecman discussed current Bureau priorities, some key enforcement trends and gave some indication of future policy direction at the Bureau. The Interim Commissioner opened his remarks … Read the rest of this entry »