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Investment Canada Act amendments raise questions for state-owned enterprises

Norton Rose LLP
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Canada
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May 13 2013

Following its approval in December 2012 of two high-profile transactions involving foreign state-owned enterprises acquiring Canadian businesses, the

Budget bill includes state-owned enterprise amendments to Investment Canada Act

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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May 8 2013

Following its approval in December 2012 of two high-profile transactions involving foreign state-owned enterprises acquiring Canadian businesses

Competition Tribunal confirms abuse of dominance must target competitors

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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April 18 2013

On April 15, 2013, the Competition Tribunal rejected the Commissioner of Competition's argument that the Toronto Real Estate Board was engaging in

Behold the future: Federal Court of Appeal endorses projecting future events in upholding Canadian Competition Tribunal decision

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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March 7 2013

On February 11, 2013, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) released its reasons in Commissioner of Competition v Tervita Corporation, an appeal of the

New merger review thresholds for Competition Act and Investment Canada Act

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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January 14 2013

The threshold for a pre-closing net benefit review under the Investment Canada Act and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the

Navigating the new investment Canada rules for state-owned enterprises

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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December 10 2012

On December 7, 2012, the Canadian government approved two proposed investments in Canadian energy companies by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under the Investment Canada Act (ICA): the proposed acquisition by PETRONAS of Progress Energy Resources Corp. (Progress) and the proposed acquisition of Nexen Inc. (Nexen) by China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC

Mandatory jail time for certain Competition Act offences now in effect

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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November 20 2012

Effective today, an individual convicted of certain violations of the Competition Act (Canada) may be punished with prison time instead of community service

There’s a new sheriff in town: government announces Interim Commissioner of Competition

Norton Rose LLP
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Canada
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September 27 2012

Following the resignation of Melanie Aitken as Commissioner of Competition, the federal government announced on September 26, 2012 that John Pecman would serve as Interim Commissioner of Competition for up to one year

Competition commissioner takes tough action on waste merger consent agreement and advertising of text messaging fees

Norton Rose LLP
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Canada
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September 22 2012

In her final days as Canada’s commissioner of competition, Melanie Aitken has launched two significant actions: laying criminal charges over an alleged breach of a merger-related consent order, and seeking $10 million penalties against each of Canada’s three largest wireless carriers alleging they violated the misleading advertising provisions of the Competition Act

Criminal charges laid for alleged breach of merger consent agreement

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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September 18 2012

On September 11, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that it laid criminal charges under section 66 of the Competition Act against Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. and its subsidiary BFI Canada Inc. for “multiple breaches” of a June 2010 consent agreement with the Bureau

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