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.
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).
June 19, 2008
The College of Optometrists of Ontario Conflict of Interest Regulation
Submission to Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council
June 3, 2008
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
May 5, 2008
Comment Regarding Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Plan EBR Registry Number 010-3125
Bureau comments on Manitoba's new regulation on dental hygiene
April 23,2008
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
January 11, 2008
Submission to the Competition Policy Review Panel
Gazette Notice DGTP-002-07 - Consultation on a Framework to Auction Spectrum in the 2 GHz Range including Advanced Wireless Services
May 25, 2007
Comments of the Commissioner of Competition
March 15, 2007
Evidence of the Commissioner of Competition - March 15, 2007
April 12, 2007
Interrogatories of the Commissioner of Competition
January 12, 2007
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.
January 25, 2007
Letterto the Paralegal Standing Committee
Letter sent to Ontario regarding proposed changes to legislation and regulations governing dental hygienists.
January 18, 2007
Ontario
* For other letters please refer to 2006 for Alberta and New Brunswick, and 2005 for Nova Scotia
December 6, 2007
An Open Letter to the Members of Dental Industry Association of Canada
March 15, 2006
Submission of the Commissioner of Competition
March 21, 2006
Executive Summary
March 21, 2006
Information Notice
Letters sent to Alberta and New Brunswick regarding proposed changes to legislation and regulations governing dental hygienists.
January 19, 2006
Alberta
January 27, 2006
New Brunswick
* For other letters please refer to 2007 for Ontario, and 2005 for Nova Scotia
Comments of the Commissioner of Competition - Telecommunications Policy Review
August 15, 2005
Telecommunications Policy Review Panel
June 22, 2005
Submission of the Commissioner of Competition
June 22, 2005
Executive Summary
June 23, 2005
Information Notice
September 27, 2005
Oral Presentation of the Commissioner of Competition
Letter sent to Nova Scotia regarding proposed changes to legislation and regulations governing dental hygienists.
December 22, 2005
Nova Scotia
* For other letters please refer to 2007 for Ontario, and 2006 for Ontario and New Brunswick
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.
February 27, 2003
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.
February 12, 2003
Interventions - Canadian International Trade Tribunal