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Primer on proposed amendments to Canada's Competition Act and Investment Canada Act

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 20 2009

As reported in the February 6, 2009 edition of The Competitor, the Canadian government tabled the most significant amendments in over 20 years to Canada's competition and foreign investment regimes, as part of Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009

Canada sharpens its teeth to take a bite out of bribery

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 11 2013

On February 5, 2013 the federal government tabled amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) which, if passed, would give

Canada's new US-style merger review process may increase burdens for more complicated transactions

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 30 2009

On September 18, 2009, following a consultation and comment period, the Competition Bureau issued its final Merger Review Process Guidelines, which explain the Bureau's approach to administering Canada's new, two-stage merger review process

Canadian merger notification regulations revised

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 4 2010

Amendments to the Notifiable Transactions Regulations made under the Competition Act (the Regulations) came into force on February 2, 2010

Canada's tougher cartel law into force March 12, 2010

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 4 2010

The one-year delay before Canada's new, tougher, cartel law comes into force expires this month

Amendments proposed to U.S. ITAR to address Canadian human rights law concerns

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • August 24 2010

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("the ITAR") issued by the U.S. Government have been the subject of significant controversy in Canada

Heritage Canada continues review of book publishing policy

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 19 2010

On July 20, 2010, the Department of Canadian Heritage announced that it would undertake a review of its Revised Foreign Investment Policy in Book Publishing and Distribution (the Book Policy

Competition Bureau challenges waste acquisition

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 27 2011

On January 26, 2011, Canada's Competition Bureau announced that it has applied to the Competition Tribunal for an order to dissolve CCS Corporation's acquisition of Complete Environmental Inc., which owns the Babkirk Secure Landfill located in northeastern British Columbia

Canadian Competition Bureau releases new mergers handbook and procedures guide

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 10 2010

As of November 1, 2010, new internal processing deadlines apply to Canadian merger review by the Competition Bureau, pursuant to the release of the Fees and Service Standards Handbook for Mergers and Merger-Related Matters

Federal Court of Appeal clarifies misleading advertising provisions

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 15 2010

On October 15, 2009, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed the Commissioner of Competition's appeal of a Competition Tribunal decision involving misleading representations by a Vancouver career-consulting business