Dow Chemical and Iris Technologies: Supreme Court rules on jurisdictional issues in tax matters

The decisions clarify the jurisdictional boundaries of the Tax Court and Federal Court.

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...

Leading firms and oligopolies: beware

The competition law landscape for businesses holding a dominant market position, as well as those operating within oligopolistic markets, has...

Increased rigour in merger enforcement

The Canadian merger review regime under the Competition Act (the Act) has undergone significant change from a substantive, technical and procedural...

Canada introduces sweeping bill to mandate tech and data interoperability in healthcare

Act aims to facilitate access to electronic health information and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors.