Influencer marketing: businesses and influencers must be transparent when advertising on social media
December 19, 2019 – OTTAWA, ON – Competition Bureau
The Competition Bureau has reached an interim agreement with American Iron & Metal Company Inc. (AIM) to preserve specific assets while it pursues an investigation into AIM’s acquisition of Total Metal Recovery Inc. (TMR).
Did you know that you might not always be buying directly from the retailer whose website you’re browsing? More and more big-name retailers are incorporating online marketplaces into their sites where other vendors can sell their goods. This means that when you’re shopping on the website of a retailer, some of the products offered may be from independent sellers.
Be aware retailers: fraudsters are sending faxes to stores indicating that the Competition Bureau has issued a product recall order on a number of products, including prepaid credit cards. Faxes state that someone from the company will pick them up in person. This is a scam.
Canadians could save substantially on their wireless bills if Bell, Rogers and Telus were faced with more competition from regional carriers like Freedom Mobile and Videotron.
A fourth engineering executive accused in a bid-rigging scheme that bilked the City of Gatineau out of an estimated $1.8 million was sentenced today to 6 months of house arrest, 13 months under curfew and 120 hours of community service.
Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition, issued the following statement with respect to the Competition Tribunal’s recent decision to dismiss an application against the Vancouver Airport Authority (VAA)
Competition Bureau hosts American and Mexican counterparts with a focus on fostering a competitive digital economy
October 28, 2019 – OTTAWA, ON – Competition Bureau