If you are in the snow removal business, you know what a tough job it is. As the white blanket thickens and the centimetres accumulate, so do the long hours. When your clients are snowed in, you’re snowed under.
About one-third of all online consumer reviews are fake, says a study by a data-mining expert. Also known as "astroturfing," these fake reviews are a real cause of concern for consumers.
The Competition Bureau is releasing for comment a draft version of its bulletin on Information Requests from Private Parties in Proceedings for Recovery of Loss or Damages.
The Competition Bureau confirms that it has issued a No Action Letter saying that it will not challenge the proposed acquisition of Canexus Corporation (Canexus) by Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (Chemtrade) before the Competition Tribunal under the merger provisions of the Competition Act.
In its latest issue of the Competition Advocate, the Bureau calls on regulators to question whether policies that restrict nurse practitioners from operating independently are the best way to achieve health policy goals, or whether changes should be made to reduce barriers to an innovative business model.
Scammers are exploiting business owners’ desires to protect their bottom lines by sending official-looking “reminder notices” demanding hefty fees for urgent renewals to protect ownership of trademarks and patents.
The Competition Bureau and its Fraud Prevention Forum partners are joining together to mark the fifth annual “2 Good 2 B True Day” at 1:00 p.m. on March 9, 2017. This year’s #2G2BT will focus on key tips and tools to identify fake online endorsements, as well as other types of common scams.
The Competition Bureau announced today that the 2017 pre-merger notification threshold relating to transaction size will increase to $88 million from the 2016 threshold of $87 million.
The Competition Bureau congratulates the Better Business Bureau for its efforts in compiling a list of the Top 10 Scams affecting Canadians nationwide.
Fraud Prevention Month (FPM) 2017 kicks off today with the release of Fraud Facts 2017, a snapshot of what fraud costs our society and the different types of scams that are currently affecting Canadians.