Welcome to the January 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 While the number of completed merger reviews by the Bureau during COVID-19 remains significantly below 2019 levels, there has been an uptick from the reduced activity levels seen earlier in the pandemic, with an 89 per cent increase in the monthly average of completed merger reviews since the beginning of Q3 2020.