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Call me maybe? ONCA says standing offers could be contract bids under Bid-Rigging Offence

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 23 2013

Susan M. Hutton and Solène Murphy - April 3, 2013 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its reasons for decision in R v. Dowdall, affirming the

Federal Court of Appeal upholds competition tribunal's decision in the Tervita (CCS) merger

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 5 2013

On February 25, 2013, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) released its decision upholding the Competition Tribunal's Order requiring that Tervita

Canada's Commissioner of Competition toughens stance

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 1 2013

Recent remarks by Canada's Interim Commissioner, John Pecman, reinforce the view that the Bureau is pursuing all avenues available to it under the

Lights! Camera! No-action! Canada's Competition Bureau clears merger of Canadian film distributors

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 4 2013

On January 3, 2013 the Competition Bureau issued a No-Action Letter in respect of the acquisition by Canadian film distributor Entertainment One Ltd

Canada releases new enforcement guidelines on abuse of dominance; minimal change from draft guidelines

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 27 2012

On September 20, 2012, Canada’s Competition Bureau published the final version of its long-awaited Enforcement Guidelines on the abuse of dominance provisions (sections 78 and 79) of the Competition Act

Ontario court clarifies application of regulated conduct defence on a pre-trial motion.

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 31 2012

A recent decision by Justice K.M. van Rensburg of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has affirmed the applicability of the Regulated Conduct Doctrine (RCD) as a possible defence to conduct prohibited by the Competition Act while also clarifying the extent to which evidence is necessary in order to assert the defence

Real estate advisory company pleads guilty to bid-rigging

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 31 2012

On July 30, 2012 Corporate Research Group Ltd. (CRG) pled guilty to a charge of bid-rigging under subsection 47(2) of the Competition Act

Competition Bureau conducts performance review of its Mergers Branch

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 28 2012

The Competition Bureau has released an updated Merger Review Performance Report (Report) tracking the activities of its Mergers Branch since the last report published in May, 2010 and discussed in our previous post

Bureau's investigation into aftermarket auto parts industry results in $1.5 million fine for price-fixing

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 14 2012

On May 4, 2012 the Competition Bureau announced that Maxzone Auto Parts (Canada) pleaded guilty to price-fixing for its participation in an international cartel involving aftermarket replacement automotive lights

Competition Bureau releases additional pre-merger interpretation guideline for consultation

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 16 2012

Competition Bureau has published a draft new Pre-Merger Interpretation Guideline for public consultation, providing details as to how the Bureau calculates the value of “assets in Canada” and “gross revenues from sales” for purposes of the merger notification thresholds