Canada: Antitrust/Competition Law

Businesses planning mergers or acquisitions in Canada are operating in a more difficult regulatory environment — and the Competition Bureau’s draft Merger Enforcement Guidelines leave a central question about the merger efficiency defence in Canada unresolved.

Bienvenue à l’édition de mars de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes.

In Canada (Commissioner of Competition) v. Google Canada Corporation and Google LLC, 2026 Comp Trib 10, the Competition Tribunal dismissed a constitutional challenge to subsection 79...

Le Canada commence l'année 2026 dans un contexte caractérisé autant par l'incertitude que par des occasions quant à l'orientation future des mesures d'application...

The recent 2024 decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal (the "ONCA"), Dr. C. Sims Dentistry Professional Corporation v. Cooke has reinforced the principle that Ontario courts...

A new lawsuit is making headlines in the world of esports, and while I tend to roll my eyes at headlines stating that a particular case might "change esports forever," in this particular case, that may actually be true, so I thought I would provide a summary of the case and the issues it brings up.

There are many statutes containing limitation periods that bar plaintiffs from bringing an action after a specified period of time.

The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Pioneer Corporation v Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42, was a victory for the plaintiff, but it may prove advantageous for class action defendants in other cases.

The intersection of intellectual property law and competition law is an area that gains greater significance with each passing year.