The Competition Bureau is satisfied that Hydro One's proposed acquisition of Great Lakes Power Transmission is unlikely to result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition.
The Competition Bureau has publicly released its submission to the Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) consultation on differential pricing for wireline and wireless data plans.
The Competition Bureau has determined that the proposed acquisition of Canexus Corporation by Superior Plus Corp. will likely result in a substantial lessening of competition for the supply of various industrial chemical products in Canada.
The Competition Bureau will not be opposing the proposed amalgamation of Modular Space Corporation (ModSpace) and Williams Scotsman International Inc. (Williams Scotsman) at this time.
The Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, participated today in a panel discussion on consumer trust and market growth in the digital economy at the Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
An agreement has been reached to address competition concerns related to Harnois Groupe pétrolier's proposed acquisition of Distributions pétrolières Therrien Inc.'s gasoline supply arrangements.
The Competition Bureau welcomes the Competition Tribunal's decision today relating to a 2014 consent agreement between the Bureau and four of Canada's largest ebook publishers: Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster.
The Commissioner of Competition welcomes the Competition Tribunal's order today addressing the Toronto Real Estate Board's (TREB) anti‑competitive conduct.
As part of an agreement reached with the Competition Bureau, Aviscar Inc. (Avis) and Budgetcar Inc. / Budgetauto Inc. (Budget) will pay a $3 million administrative monetary penalty for what the Bureau concluded was false or misleading advertising for prices and discounts on car rentals and associated products. They will also be paying $250,000 towards the Bureau's investigative costs and will be required to implement a corporate compliance program.
The Competition Bureau announced that it will not oppose two proposed transactions that will ultimately lead to Labbat's parent company Anheuser‑Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev) acquiring the Foster's Lager and Castle Lager brands in Canada, and Molson Coors acquiring the rights to various Miller brands, including Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite.