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December

• December 19, 1997
  Electrical contractors plead guilty to bid-rigging and pay fines of $2.55 million

November

• November 20, 1997
  Telemarketing Scams Targeted by Competition Act Amendments
• November 18, 1997
  Competition Bureau Releases Study on Whistleblowing

October

• October 20, 1997
  Competition Bureau Introduces Fee Charging Policy

September

• September 30, 1997
  Competition Bureau Files Application with Competition Tribunal Concerning Mail Order Record Clubs
• September 09, 1997
  Competition Bureau requests a stay of proceedings challenging the merger between Cast North America Inc. and C.P.Limited

July

• July 10, 1997
  Information bulletin on Corporate Compliance Programs released by the Competition Bureau
• July 09, 1997
  Individual convicted for misleading advertising involving sale of carpets

June

• June 09, 1997
  HMI Model and Talent Agencies convicted for misleading advertising under the Competition Act
• June 06, 1997
  Competition Bureau Requires Restructuring of Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Merger

April

• April 24, 1997
  Online anti-competitive behaviour hit by Canadian Competition Bureau and U.S. Federal Trade Commission

March

• March 18, 1997
  Gasoline inquiries find no evidence of anti-competitive behaviour.
• March 05, 1997
  Consent order sought from Competition Tribunal in solid waste collection case

February

• February 28, 1997
  Competition Bureau will request a Tribunal consent order with respect to ADM's acquisition of flour mills from Maple Leaf Mills Inc.
• February 25, 1997
  Premier Health Club found guilty of misleading advertising under the Competition Act
• February 17, 1997
  Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd. pleads guilty to two charges under the Competition Act

January

• January 29, 1997
  New Director of Investigation and Research Appointed
• January 29, 1997
  Record Fine of $550,000 Imposed on Individual for Conspiracy Offence Under the Competition Act
• January 13, 1997
  Consent Order sought from Competition Tribunal in B. C. ship berthing and barging case