Douglas C. New
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Articles
Protected: Competition Bureau Expands Merger Investigation Activities
Canada - May 29 2019 In a recent speech given at the Canadian Bar Association's Competition Law Spring Conference, Commissioner of Competition, Matthew Boswell, announced...
Competition Act and Investment Canada Act Thresholds Announced for 2019
Canada - February 8 2019 The Competition Bureau announced the 2019 transaction-size pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act increased to C$96 million from...
ASC Advertiser Dispute Resolution Procedure Revamped
Canada - February 6 2019 Effective Monday, February 11, 2019, Ad Standards (ASC) will implement a new process for handling complaints between competitor advertisers. While ASC...
Investment Canada Act threshold: exemption increases to $1.5B for EU companies acquiring Canadian businesses
Canada, European Union - September 13 2017 Effective September 21, 2017, most of the provisions contained in the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...
Investment Canada Act Pre-Merger Review Threshold Increases to $ 1 Billion
Canada - June 27 2017 Canada’s planned increase to the generally applicable threshold for “net benefit” reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) from $800 million to...
