Competition and Foreign Investment

The burden of protectionism: outlook for Canadian trade

The growing global trend towards protectionist trade policies is creating future trade uncertainty for businesses.

Highlights of the new Competition Act and pending changes for foreign investment

In Osler Legal Outlook, Michelle Lally, Shuli Rodal and Kaeleigh Kuzma explore what all these and other changes mean for businesses operating in...

Past performance suggests future results: what a second Trump presidency means for Canadian trade

Canada’s uniquely close economic ties with the U.S. make it particularly vulnerable during the second Trump presidency.

Failing to ensure compliance throughout your operations: lessons from the Chiquita Banana case

A recent jury verdict in Florida ordered Chiquita Brands International to pay US$38.3 million to the family members of eight men killed in Colombia...

The amended Canadian Competition Act: what businesses need to know

Following a series of high-profile amendments aimed at strengthening Canada’s competition law regime culminating in royal assent for Bill C-59 on...

Formal market studies power and other procedural and remedial matters

In addition to the significant changes to the Competition Act (Act) discussed throughout this guide, recent amendments also include the enactment of...

The dramatic expansion of private enforcement of Canada’s competition laws

For over a century, Canada has generally relied on a public enforcement model for the enforcement of its federal competition laws. Indeed, for most...

Deceptive marketing provisions continue to be enforcement priority

Canada’s deceptive marketing practices regime has been the subject of incremental change since 2022 to strengthen the enforcement stance against...

Easing the burden for refusals to deal and the new right to repair

Historically, private parties have brought applications to the Competition Tribunal (the Tribunal) under the refusal to deal provision under section...

Commercial agreements: a new legal framework

For almost 40 years, only agreements between competitors (actual or potential) to rig bids, fix prices, allocate markets or restrict output and...