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Wage-fixing and no-poach agreements will be illegal and subject to criminal penalties and damages actions in Canada as of June 23, 2023, as part of a package of amendments to the...

When Bill C-19, Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 received Royal Assent in June 2022, it amended Canada’s Competition Act (Act) by including a new provision, s. 45(1.1), which...

Canadian agency issued draft enforcement guidance on new wage-fixing agreement and no-poach agreement prohibitions included in amendments to Competition Act, which take effect on June 23, 2023.Violators of the law could face monetary and criminal penalties, including jail time.Public input on this draft is open through March 3, 2023.When Bill C-19, Budget Implementation Act,

The federal government will be making wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements illegal for Canadian employers this year and introducing ...

On January 18, 2023, the Competition Bureau published draft enforcement guidelines on wage-fixing and no poaching agreements, inviting interested parties to provide their comments no...

As we look ahead to the trends and issues likely to be at the forefront of Canadian competition law policy and enforcement in 2022, it is clear that discussion of significant potential...

Recent decisions from the British Columbia Supreme Court in Latifi v. The TDL Group Corp., 2021 BCSC 2183 and the Federal Court of Canada in Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2021...

On May 6, 2021, Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) implemented the first revisions to its Competitor Collaboration Guidelines (CCGs) since they were issued over a decade ago. The CCGs...

Welcome to the May issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian competition law, including updates on enforcement activity by the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau), recent initiatives and key trends. Key Highlights Merger review activity continues to pick up from the significant reduction resulting from COVID-19 observed in 2020 (partic...

iPolitics If the Canadian Government is serious about encouraging sustainability initiatives in the private sector, it should move quickly to clarify whether and how such collaborations will be dealt with under Canada’s Competition Act.  (Pexels photo) In order for the private sector to act together to improve sustainability and reduce climate change impacts, governments need to make sure the law allows for it. The broad reach of Canada’s competition laws can stop cooperation dead i...