In this issue: This issue, organized by guest editor Mark Katz, is dedicated to developments in Canadian competition law and policy. It is a little known fact that Canada enacted…

Graham Reynolds, Aug 31, 2010 As one of the leading international antitrust regulators, Canada’s Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) undertakes many multinational investigations, most commonly in coordination with other regulators. Where parties…

Sandy Walker, Aug 31, 2010 Canada’s merger review process has always suffered from schizophrenia. Unlike in the EU and United States, the timeline for the substantive merger review process has…

Davit Akman, Adam Fanaki, Mark Katz, Aug 31, 2010 Private competition litigation, particularly class action litigation, is an area of growing importance in Canada. In recent years, private actions have…

Lindsay Donders, Aug 31, 2010 In today’s globalized economy, it is essential that competition enforcement transcend national boundaries to protect the benefits of competitive and honest markets. The borderless workplace…

Jonathan Gilhen, Catherine Pawluch, Kevin Wright, Aug 30, 2010 A foreigner considering an investment in Canada might understandably be overwhelmed (and potentially deterred) by the complex regulatory framework governing the…

Steve Szentesi, Aug 31, 2010 On February 8, 2010, the Canadian Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) filed an abuse of dominance application against one of Canada’s largest single industry trade associations-The…