Speeches

Bureau representatives deliver speeches on a wide range of topics related to the Bureau's mandate and priorities. Themes include, among other things, the Bureau's key enforcement and advocacy issues, competition policy and legislation, as well as international competition topics.

Speeches
Date Topic Category Title/Theme Speaker/Presenter Event/Host
February 12, 2024 Bureau activities/news Opening Statement to the Notice of Consultation CRTC 2023-56 Krista McWhinnie, Deputy Commissioner, Monopolistic Practices Directorate Competition, Monopolistic Practices Directorate, CRTC 2023-56, internet services, telecommunications services, broadband internet, framework, economy, consumers, businesses
November 27, 2023 Bureau activities/news Opening Statement to the Standing Committee on Finance Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Competition Act, Competition Policy, Bill C-56, market study, mergers, collaboration, abuse of dominance, amendments, economy, consumers, businesses
October 26, 2023 Bureau activities/news A fork in the river: making the right choices for Canadians Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition global pandemic, covid-19, inflation, AI, artificial intelligence, machine learning, Competition Bureau, Government of Canada, economy, right way to fully leverage competition, competitive intensity, Guide to the 2022 amendments to the Competition Act, Future of Canada's Competition Policy Consultation, anti-competitive, Digital Enforcement and Intelligence Branch
October 5, 2023 Bureau activities/news A whole-of-government approach to promoting competition Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition competition, promoting competition, Canada’s Competition Summit
May 16, 2023 Bureau activities/news Why Canada needs an urgent competition upgrade Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Competition, competition upgrade, IIC Canada, Annual Conference
October 20, 2022 Bureau activities/news Seizing the Moment to Build a More Competitive Canada Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Competition, Canadian Bar Association, Competition Law Fall Conference
September 20, 2022 Bureau activities/news Competing for Green Growth Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Competition and Green Growth Summit
May 26, 2022 Bureau activities/news Building a More Competitive Canada Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Centre for International Governance Innovation
October 20, 2021 Bureau activities/news Canada needs more competition Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition CBA Competition Law Fall Conference
June 24, 2021 Bureau activities/news Closing remarks – ICPEN Conference 2021 Josephine Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Deceptive Marketing Practices Directorate Closing remarks — ICPEN Conference 2021
April 29, 2021 Bureau activities/news Fostering inclusive growth through competition Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition CBA Competition Law Spring Online Symposium
January 26, 2021 Bureau activities/news 2021 Vancouver Competition Policy Roundtable speech Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Vancouver Competition Policy Roundtable
December 3, 2020 Bureau activities/news Protecting Canadians during the pandemic and driving economic recovery Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU)
November 30, 2020 Bureau activities/news Consumer Protection in Unpredictable Times: borderless challenges call for borderless solutions Josephine Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Deceptive Marketing Practices Directorate ICPEN 2020 Virtual Conference
November 25, 2020 Bureau activities/news Protecting Competition in Canada's Grocery Sector Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Grocery Innovations Canada 2020 - Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
November 25, 2020 Bureau activities/news Opportunity in the Face of Challenge: A Competitiveness Agenda for Canada's Future Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Canadian Club Toronto
October 21, 2020 Bureau activities/news Supporting competition on the road to economic recovery Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition CBA Competition Law Fall Online Symposium
May 28, 2020 Bureau activities/news Canada’s ICPEN presidency: Building consumer trust in a changing marketplace Josephine Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Deceptive Marketing Practices Directorate ICPEN 2020 Virtual Conference
February 18, 2020 Bureau activities/news Competition Bureau opening statement for the CRTC hearing on mobile wireless services Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition CRTC hearing on mobile wireless services
January 22, 2020 Bureau activities/news Honest Advertising in the Digital Age Josephine Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Deceptive Marketing Practices Directorate Canadian Institute 26th Annual Advertising and Marketing Law Conference
November 26, 2019 Big data Building a Culture of Competition in Canada Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Big Data Toronto 2019
June 13, 2019 Big data Competition in the Age of the Digital Giant Anthony Durocher, Deputy Commissioner, Monopolistic Practices Big Data Toronto 2019
May 7, 2019 Bureau activities/news No River too Wide, No Mountain too High: Enforcing and Promoting Competition in the Digital Age Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Canadian Bar Association Competition Law Spring Conference 2019
March 25, 2019 International cooperation International cooperation in competition law: views from above the 49th parallel Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition Federal Trade Commission International Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
March 1, 2019 Fraud prevention Vancouver Fraud Prevention Month Launch Event Nicola Pfeifer, Senior Competition Law Officer Launch event hosted in Vancouver by the Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia
February 28, 2019 Fraud prevention Montreal Fraud Prevention Month launch event Kata Rados, Assistant Deputy Commissioner Launch event hosted in Montreal by Options consommateurs
October 8, 2018 Competition policy Advancing Competition in a Changing Marketplace Matthew Boswell, Interim Commissioner of Competition Federal Circuit Bar Association 2018 Global Series – Ottawa
September 27, 2018 Bureau activities/news Crossing challenging waters: a time of transition Matthew Boswell, Interim Commissioner of Competition Canadian Bar Association fall conference on competition law
May 10, 2018 Bureau activities/news Building antitrust with trust John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition Canadian Bar Association spring conference on competition law
April 27, 2018 Competition policy Populism, Public Interest and Competition John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition C.D. Howe Institute roundtable luncheon
January 18, 2018 Competition policy Growing the new economy: the integral relationship between competition and innovation John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition Vancouver Competition Policy Roundtable
November 7, 2017 Procurement Bid-rigging detection and prevention: ensuring a competitive and innovative procurement process Matthew Boswell, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition Canadian Public Procurement Council Forum 2017: Innovation in Public Procurement
October 21, 2017 Procurement Targeting bid-rigging to safeguard private and public sector procurement John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition Ontario General Contractors Association Board of Directors Meeting
October 4, 2017 Procurement Combatting cartels in public procurement: ICN Cartel Workshop John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition Annual International Competition Network Cartel Workshop
September 26, 2017 Bureau activities/news On innovation, efficiencies and immunity: the year ahead Matthew Boswell, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
April 4, 2017 Bureau activities/news Promoting competition, innovation and growth in Saskatchewan and all of Canada John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition Saskatchewan Economic Summit, Saskatchewan Institute of the Conference Board of Canada
March 1, 2017 Bureau activities/news Studying FinTech: Competition and innovation in the financial services sector John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition Annual Forum on Payments Compliance in Canada
February 21, 2017 Bureau activities/news FinTech: The Innovation Agenda and role of government John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition FinTech workshop: Driving competition and innovation in the financial services sector