Organized in a logical, easily accessible format, this work provides comprehensive analysis and practical examination of Canadian competition law.
The abuse of dominant position provisions in sections 78 and 79 of the Competition Act (the “Act”) were enacted in 1986.
This chapter provides an overview of the common law or non-statutory aspects of Canadian law relevant to competition.
The central provision in the Competition Act (the “Act”) relating to conspiracies in restraint of trade is Section 45.
This chapter reviews provisions of the Competition Act (the “Act”) that may restrict a supplier’s decision with respect to whom and under what terms he chooses to supply his products.
Intellectual property laws were first enacted as early as 1709 to protect inventors and creators of original works from the unscrupulous reproduction of their work without compensation.
As markets in which businesses compete increasingly extend beyond Canada’s borders to include the United States and other countries, conduct outside Canada can have greater effects on competition in Canada.
The Canadian legislation to protect competition from private restraint was first introduced in 1889 when Parliament passed a statute prohibiting conspiracies, combinations and agreements which had the effect of unduly limiting competition in trade or production.
In Canada, the competition or antitrust aspects of a merger are governed by the Competition Act (the “Act”),1 which was enacted in June 1986.
Pricing practices in Canada may be subject to a number of provisions of the Competition Act (the “Act”).
Marketing law in Canada has historically been a federal matter.
It has been said that regulation and antitrust law are opposite sides of the same coin...
The federal prohibition against misleading advertising dates back to 1914 when section 406A was added to the Criminal Code1 as an attempt to prevent fraud in Western Canadian land sales.
