Interventions

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.

Office, Agency, Commission or Tribunal

2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2003

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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).

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

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2007

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

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

March 15, 2007 - Evidence of the Commissioner of Competition - March 15, 2007

April 12, 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

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

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2006

Competition Bureau Submits Comments in Commercial Radio Policy Review

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

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2005

Comments of the Commissioner of Competition - Telecommunications Policy Review

August 15, 2005 - http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/01969e.html

Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2005-2 - Forbearance from Regulation of Local Exchange Services

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

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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.

February 27, 2003 - http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/01142e.html

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 - http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/01143e.html