Competition Bureau Canada

The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency that protects and promotes competition for the benefit of Canadian consumers and businesses. Competition drives lower prices and innovation while fueling economic growth.

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Deceptive marketing practices

Get information about false and misleading advertising, contests, performance claims, multi-level marketing and telemarketing.

Labelling

Find the requirements for labelling of prepackaged (non-food) consumer products and textiles, and marking of precious metals.

Fraud and scams

View our tips on how to recognize and report fraud and scams.

Bid-rigging, price-fixing and illegal agreements

Learn about illegal competitor agreements, and incentives to report and cooperate.

Mergers and acquisitions

Get to know our merger review process, thresholds and requirements for mandatory merger notification, and information about concluded merger reviews.

Restrictive trade practices

Learn about common types of trade-related practices that can harm competition, such as abuse of dominance, price maintenance, exclusive dealing, tied selling, market restriction, and refusal to deal.

How we foster competition

Take a look at our market studies, outreach and partnership activities.

Report suspicious activities

Learn how to contact the Competition Bureau and report suspicious activities.

Compliance Hub

Understand the basics of the law and learn how to build a credible and effective compliance program for your business.

 

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