Competition Bureau Publishes Bulletin on Merger Remedies

Ottawa, September 22, 2006 — The Competition Bureau today published its Information Bulletin on Merger Remedies in Canada. The bulletin provides guidance to businesses and legal counsel on the objectives and general principles applied by the Bureau when it seeks, designs, and implements remedies to resolve competition concerns arising from proposed transactions.

To facilitate negotiated settlements between merging parties and the Competition Bureau, an outline of a consent agreement will be included as an appendix to the Bulletin. This outline consent agreement will be published shortly.