Canada: Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

A Federal Court ruling clarifies that displaying itemized fees on the same screen does not constitute drip pricing under Canada's Competition Act, provided all mandatory charges are visible simultaneously in legible type. The decision establishes that while concealment and sequential disclosure trigger the prohibition, transparent partitioned pricing remains lawful, leaving businesses to navigate the line between compliant fee disclosure and misleading price representations.

Despite rising interest rates, high inflation, trade sanctions and market uncertainty, demand for food and beverage products remains relatively stable.

The Government of Canada has been busy making changes to a number of regulations relating to consumer products.