Category Archives: Competition Law

March 22, 2012

Advertising & Fraud Update: Competition Bureau Announces Partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada

On March 22, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that as part of its March Fraud Prevention Month efforts, it was joining forces with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) to “warn potential immigrants to be wary of websites claiming to be, or to be affiliated with, … Read the rest of this entry »

March 22, 2012

Publications Update: CBA Competition Law Section Call for Submissions – James H. Bocking Memorial Award

The National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association has announced a call for submissions for its annual James H. Bocking Memorial Award. From the CBA: “The CBA National Competition Law Section James H. Bocking Award was established by the National Competition Law Section … Read the rest of this entry »

March 21, 2012

Advertising Update: CRTC Finalizes Anti-spam Act Regulations

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

March 15, 2012

Courses: Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters

The Victoria Real Estate Board will be holding a competition law course for its members – “Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters” – on Monday March 19th. About this course: “Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters was designed … Read the rest of this entry »

March 13, 2012

The Internet Predators Act – What’s all the Hubub? How would it Impact Canadian Competition Law?

Given the controversy lately about the recently introduced federal Internet surveillance legislation (Bill C-30, the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act), including commentary on changes to the Competition Act, I thought I would take a closer look to see what all the fuss has been … Read the rest of this entry »

March 9, 2012

$9 Million Deceptive Marketing Business Directory Case – A Few Observations on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Decision

A few days ago, we posted a short note on the Competition Bureau’s announcement that five companies and three individuals were found by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to have violated the Competition Act in relation to a deceptive marketing operation (see: Advertising Update: … Read the rest of this entry »

March 7, 2012

Competition Bureau Announces New Deputy Commissioner, Civil Matters Branch

On March 6, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that Alison Tait has been appointed the new Deputy Commissioner, Civil Matters Branch In making the announcement, the Bureau said: “Ms. Tait has extensive experience in industrial policy, program development, and international business development, both in Canada and … Read the rest of this entry »

March 6, 2012

Commissioner of Competition Interview – Globe and Mail: “Competition Commissioner Lays Down the Rules”

The Globe and Mail posted a short interview with the Commissioner of Competition earlier today by Steve Ladurantaye. Among the topics discussed by the Commissioner included misleading advertising, the perception that the Competition Bureau only pursues high profile deterrent setting cases, the Bureau’s approach to … Read the rest of this entry »