Competition Bureau to Consult on Merger Enforcement Guidelines

Ottawa, September 7, 2010 — The Competition Bureau announced today that it will hold a series of roundtables to explore the merits of revising the Merger Enforcement Guidelines.

The Merger Enforcement Guidelines, which were issued in 2004, set out the framework the Bureau uses to evaluate the potential competitive effects of mergers.

The purpose of the roundtables will be to assess whether the guidelines accurately reflect current merger review practices at the Bureau and the potential impact of the recent publication of the revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines by the antitrust authorities in the United States, as well as other legal and economic developments.

Paul Collins, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Mergers Branch, will lead the consultations. Additional information regarding the dates, times and exact locations of the consultations will be provided at a later date.

The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency that contributes to the prosperity of Canadians by protecting and promoting competitive markets and enabling informed consumer choice.

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