Bill C-28: Canada's Anti-Spam Law Receives Royal Assent
On December 15, 2010, Bill C-28, Canada's anti-spam law received Royal Assent. The intent of the legislation is to deter the most damaging and deceptive forms of spam that impact Canadians and Canadian businesses.

Competition Bureau Updates Fee and Service Standards Handbook for Written Opinions
The Competition Bureau released an updated Fee and Service Standards Handbook for Written Opinions (Handbook). The updated Handbook reflects recent amendments to the Competition Act and the Bureau's approach to applications for written opinions pursuant to section 124.1 of the Act.

"Made in Canada" and "Product of Canada" Claims
These Guidelines describe the general approach of the Bureau to assessing "Made in Canada" and "Product of Canada" claims under the false or misleading representations provisions of the Acts.

Leniency Program
This Bulletin establishes the Bureau's general approach to applying the Leniency Program in respect of criminal cartel offences under the Competition Act ("Act"). This Bulletin supersedes all previous statements of the Commissioner or other officials of the Competition Bureau regarding the administration of the Leniency Program, and should be read in conjunction with the Leniency Program's Frequently Asked Questions.

Reviewing Mergers
Under the Competition Act, mergers of all sizes and in all sectors of the economy are subject to review by the Commissioner of Competition to determine whether they will likely result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition.

Fraud Prevention – Are you a target?
Fraud Prevention Month is an annual education and awareness campaign in Canada and around the world. Find out more on the Bureau's initiatives to prevent fraud.

Competition Bureau Fees and Service Standards for Mergers and Merger-Related Matters
The Merger Handbook and the Procedures Guide incorporate changes required owing to recent amendments to the Competition Act, the Notifiable Transactions Regulations, and the Merger Policy, as well as feedback solicited during consultations regarding fees and service standards held earlier this year.

New Laws for the Competitor Agreements
On March 12, 2010, two amended provisions of the Competition Act come into force. The changes to the Act allow for more effective criminal enforcement against the most serious types of cartel agreements, while providing businesses with more freedom and flexibility to benefit from legitimate alliances with their competitors.

Anatomy of an Online Health Scam
The more you know how to recognize health fraud, the more you can avoid falling victim to it. This interactive web tool is designed to teach you how to identify some of the tactics and tricks commonly used by scammers selling bogus cancer cures or treatments online.

FACT: Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets
The Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets (FACT) campaign is an outreach and education initiative of the Competition Bureau that provides businesses and not-for-profit organizations with the facts necessary to avoid becoming victims of fraud, which costs them millions of dollars annually.

Rebates: The Real Deal
Consumer rebate promotions include any type of promotion that involves a partial refund or discount from a manufacturer or retailer to consumers upon the purchase of a product. Refunds are normally paid in the form of cash or cheque.

Gas Prices
Many Canadians who contact the Competition Bureau have questions concerning gasoline pricing. This site contains answers to frequently asked questions, as well as information about the many Bureau activities concerning gasoline and other petroleum products.

Operation Mirage
Operation Mirage is a campaign designed to disrupt and deter illegal telemarketing operators. Through this campaign, the Bureau is pursuing enforcement action against companies engaged in selling fraudulent business directories.

RECOGNIZE IT !
Get to know the most popular scams hitting Canadians coast to coast. Spread the word. Download, print, or forward the information to your family and friends. Help them avoid becoming a victim of fraud by educating them.

Bid-rigging
Bid-rigging schemes are harmful to private and public sector organizations because they incur the initial cost of establishing a tendering process, which is then undermined by a covert scheme to charge them higher prices, and deprives them of the other benefits of competition.

Project False Hope
The latest initiative in the Competition Bureau's continuing health fraud efforts, Project False Hope targets cancer-related health fraud through a combined enforcement and education campaign.

Benefiting from Generic Drug Competition in Canada: The Way Forward
In follow-up to this study, the Bureau developed recommendations examining possible options for obtaining the benefits from competition, outlined in the report, Benefiting from Generic Drug Competition in Canada: The Way Forward.