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Ensuring truth in advertising
- Competition Act
- Deceptive Telemarketing
- Deceptive Notices of Winning a Prize
- False or Misleading Representations
- Multi-level Marketing and Pyramid Selling
- Performance Representations not Based on Adequate and Proper Tests
- Price Related Representations
- Promotional Contests
- Misleading Warranties and Garanties
- Untrue Misleading or Unauthorized Use of Tests and Testimonials
- Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
- Precious Metals Marking Act
- Textile Labelling Act
- Immunity Program
Competition Act
Deceptive telemarketing
- The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 5
(Bulletin) - The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 4
(Bulletin) - The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 3
(Bulletin) - The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 2
(Bulletin) - The Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest — Volume 1
(Bulletin) - False or Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices
(Pamphlet) - Fraud Prevention Month
(Fraud Prevention) - Information Sheet on the Competition Bureau & Deceptive Telemarketing Investigations
(Fact Sheet) - "Recognize the Scam" Quiz
(Multi-Media Tool) - Telemarketing — Section 52.1 of the Competition Act
(Enforcement Guideline) - The FACT Campaign: Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets
(Multi-Media Tool — Portal) - The FACT Campaign: Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets
(Pamphlet) - The FACT Campaign: Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets — Practical Advice on How to Protect Your Businesses or Not-For-Profit Organization Against Fraud
(Multi-Media Tool — Presentation) - The Little Black Book of Scams
(Advertisement Material) - What You Should Know About Telemarketing
(Pamphlet)
Deceptive notices of winning a prize
- Deceptive Notices of Winning a Prize — Section 53 of the Competition Act
(Enforcement Guideline) - Deceptive Prize Notices
(Pamphlet) - False or Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices
(Pamphlet) - Fraud Prevention Month
(Fraud Prevention) - "Recognize the Scam" Quiz
(Multi-Media Tool) - The Little Black Book of Scams
(Advertisement Material)
False or misleading representations
- Consumer Rebate Promotions
(Enforcement Guideline) - Environmental claims — A guide for industry and advertisers
(Enforcement Guideline) - False or Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices
(Pamphlet) - Fraud Prevention Month
(Fraud Prevention) - Guide for the Labelling and Advertising of Pet Foods
(Enforcement Guideline) - Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices: Choice of Criminal or Civil Track under the Competition Act
(Bulletin) - "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims
(Enforcement Guideline) - "Recognize the Scam" Quiz
(Multi-Media Tool) - The FACT Campaign: Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets
(Multi-Media Tool — Portal) - The FACT Campaign: Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets
(Pamphlet) - The FACT Campaign: Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets — Practical Advice on How to Protect Your Businesses or Not-For-Profit Organization Against Fraud
(Multi-Media Tool — Presentation) - The Little Black Book of Scams
(Advertisement Material)
Multi-level marketing and pyramid selling
- False or Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices
(Pamphlet) - Multi-level Marketing Plans and Schemes of Pyramid Selling
(Pamphlet) - Multi-level Marketing Plans and Schemes of Pyramid Selling — Sections 55 and 55.1 of the Competition Act
(Enforcement Guideline) - The Little Black Book of Scams
(Advertisement Material)
Performance representations not based on adequate and proper tests
- Environmental Claims — A Guide for Industry and Advertisers
(Enforcement Guideline) - False or Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices
(Pamphlet) - Guide for the Labelling and Advertising of Pet Foods
(Enforcement Guideline) - Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices: Choice of Criminal or Civil Track under the Competition Act
(Bulletin) - The Little Black Book of Scams
(Advertisement Material)
Price related representations
- Bait and Switch Selling
(Pamphlet) - False or Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices
(Pamphlet) - Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices: Choice of Criminal or Civil Track under the Competition Act
(Bulletin) - Ordinary Price Claims — Subsections 74.01(2) and 74.01(3) of the Competition Act
(Enforcement Guideline) - Scanner Price Accuracy Voluntary Code — Code of practice
(Bulletin)
Promotional contests
Misleading warranties and garanties
Untrue misleading or unauthorized use of tests and testimonials
- Environmental Claims — A Guide for Industry and Advertisers
(Enforcement Guideline) - False or Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices
(Pamphlet) - Guide for the Labelling and Advertising of Pet Foods
(Enforcement Guideline) - Misleading Representations and Deceptive Marketing Practices: Choice of Criminal or Civil Track under the Competition Act
(Bulletin)
Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
- Accuracy Requirements for Net Quantity Declarations
(Enforcement Guideline) - Consumer Rebate Promotions
(Enforcement Guideline) - Environmental Claims — A Guide for Industry and Advertisers
(Enforcement Guideline) - Guide for the Labelling and Advertising of Pet Foods
(Enforcement Guideline) - Guide to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations
(Enforcement Guideline) - Labelling Assessment Tools
(Multi-Media Tool) - Labelling of Prepackaged Firewood
(Enforcement Guideline) - "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims
(Enforcement Guideline) - Quality Assurance Guide — Application: Average system of net quantity determination
(Bulletin)
Precious Metals Marking Act
- Guide to the Precious Metals Marking Act and Regulations
(Enforcement Guideline) - Labelling Assessment Tools
(Multi-Media Tool) - What Every Jewellery Dealer Needs to Know about the Marketing of Imported Platinum Articles
(Enforcement Guideline) - What Every Jewellery Dealer Needs to Know about the Precious Metals Marking Act and Regulations
(Enforcement Guideline)
Textile Labelling Act
- CA Identification Number
(Multi-Media Tool) - Consumer Rebate Promotions
(Enforcement Guideline) - Environmental claims — A guide for Industry and Advertisers
(Enforcement Guideline) - Federal Labelling Requirements for Upholstered Furniture
(Enforcement Guideline) - Guidance on Labelling Textile Articles Derived from Bamboo
(Enforcement Guideline) - Guidance on the Labelling of Textiles for Businesses
(Enforcement Guideline) - Guide to the Labelling of Down and Feathers
(Enforcement Guideline) - Guide to the Labelling of Stuffed or Filled Textile Articles
(Enforcement Guideline) - Guide to the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations
(Enforcement Guideline) - Labelling Assessment Tools
(Multi-Media Tool) - Labelling of Fabric Sold at Retail
(Enforcement Guideline) - "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims
(Enforcement Guideline)
Immunity Program
- Immunity Program under the Competition Act
(Bulletin)
Investigating cartels
Bid-rigging
Preventing abuse of market power
Abuse of dominance
Exclusive dealing, tied selling, market restrictions and refusal to deal
Reviewing mergers
Mergers
Notifiable transactions and Advanced Ruling Certificates
- Pre-Merger Notification Interpretation Guideline
- Competition Bureau Fees and Service Standards Handbook for Mergers and Merger-Related Matters
- Procedures Guide for Notifiable Transactions and Advance Ruling Certificates Under the Competition Act
- Notifiable Transactions Regulations
- Recent changes to the Regulations came into force on April 1, 2003. View the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
- Commentary on the Regulations
- Notifiable Transactions Forms
Merger remedies
Technical backgrounders
- Superior Plus' Acquisition of Certain Propane Assets in Western and Central Newfoundland From Irving Oil and Irving Oil Marketing
- Merger of TSX Group Inc. and Bourse de Montréal Inc.
- Acquisition of Organon BioSciences N.V. by Schering-Plough Corporation
- BGM/CHUM Technical Backgrounder
- Merger between Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and Bowater Incorporated
- Amalgamation of Alderwoods Group, Inc. with a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Service Corporation International
- Proposed Acquisition of Arcelor by Mittal
- Asset Acquisition by PaperlinX Canada Ltd. from Cascades Resources Fine Papers Group Inc.
- Acquisition of Control of Matériaux Coupal inc. by RONA inc.
- Acquisition of ID Biomedical Corporation by GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
- Acquisition of Maytag by Whirlpool
- Acquisition of Sogides Ltée by Quebecor Media inc.
- Acquisition of Better Beef by Cargill Limited
- Acquisition of Famous Players by Cineplex Galaxy
- Policy Statement for the Publication of Technical Backgrounders
- Acquisition of Microcell Telecommunications Inc. by Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.
- Johnson & Johnson's Acquisition of the Consumer Healthcare Business of Pfizer Inc.
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