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The Competition Bureau assumes an advocacy role by actively promoting competition in the marketplace. These activities include making interventions and representations before federal and provincial boards, commissions and tribunals, and encouraging and facilitating voluntary compliance with the Act.
2008
The views of the Competition Bureau with regard to issues affecting the current state of competition in Ontario between optometrists (regulated by the College of Optometrists of Ontario) and opticians (regulated by the College of Opticians of Ontario).
The College of Optometrists of Ontario Conflict of Interest Regulation
Submission to Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council
Interprofessional Collaboration - Comments on Discussion Guide Questions 1, 2, 32 and 33
Letter to Ontario Minister of the Environment on the proposed Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Plan
Comment Regarding Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Plan EBR Registry Number 010-3125
Bureau comments on Manitoba's new regulation on dental hygiene
Comments on Dental Hygienists Regulation
The Commissioner of Competition is pleased to provide the following submission regarding the issues raised by the Competition Policy Review Panel's Discussion Paper, Sharpening Canada's Competitive Edge
2007
Gazette Notice DGTP-002-07 - Consultation on a Framework to Auction Spectrum in the 2 GHz Range including Advanced Wireless Services
Comments of the Commissioner of Competition
Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2006-14 - Framework for regulation of wholesale services and definition of essential service
- Response to interrogatories: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVII/eng/2006/8663/c12_200614439.htm#5
Evidence of the Commissioner of Competition - March 15, 2007
Interrogatories of the Commissioner of Competition
Proposed Order to Vary Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-15 - Forbearance from the regulation of retail local exchange services
Comments of the Commissioner of Competition
The Competition Bureau has published the letter it sent to the Paralegal Standing Committee (Ontario) regarding paralegal regulation by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Letterto the Paralegal Standing Committee
Letter sent to Ontario regarding proposed changes to legislation and regulations governing dental hygienists.
* For other letters please refer to 2006 for Alberta and New Brunswick, and 2005 for Nova Scotia
An Open Letter to the Members of Dental Industry Association of Canada
2006
Competition Bureau Submits Comments in Commercial Radio Policy Review
Submission of the Commissioner of Competition
Letters sent to Alberta and New Brunswick regarding proposed changes to legislation and regulations governing dental hygienists.
* For other letters please refer to 2007 for Ontario, and 2005 for Nova Scotia
2005
Comments of the Commissioner of Competition - Telecommunications Policy Review
Telecommunications Policy Review Panel
Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2005-2 - Forbearance from Regulation of Local Exchange Services
Submission of the Commissioner of Competition
Oral Presentation of the Commissioner of Competition
Letter sent to Nova Scotia regarding proposed changes to legislation and regulations governing dental hygienists.
* For other letters please refer to 2007 for Ontario, and 2006 for Ontario and New Brunswick
2003
Comments of the Commissioner of Competition to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission with regards to Part VII Application by Call-Net Enterprises For Order Directing that ILECs Must Provide Retail ADSL Services to Customers Who Choose Residential Local Telephone Service from Other Providers.
Interventions - Canadian Radio-television and Communications Commission
Submission made to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal: Review of its findings regarding the duties applicable to the importation of certain prepared jarred baby foods.
