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.
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2021
January
- January 26, 2021
2021 Vancouver Competition Policy Roundtable speech
2020
December
November
October
- October 21, 2020
Supporting competition on the road to economic recovery
May
February
January
- January 22, 2020
Honest Advertising in the Digital Age
2019
November
- November 26, 2019
Building a Culture of Competition in Canada
June
- June 13, 2019
Competition in the Age of the Digital Giant
May
March
- March 25, 2019
International cooperation in competition law: views from above the 49th parallel - March 1st, 2019
Vancouver Fraud Prevention Month Launch Event
February
- February 28, 2019
Montreal Fraud Prevention Month launch event
2018
October
- October 10, 2018
Advancing Competition in a Changing Marketplace
September
- September 27, 2018
Crossing challenging waters: a time of transition
Ottawa, Ontario
May
- May 10, 2018
Building antitrust with trust
Toronto, Ontario
April
- April 27, 2018
Populism, Public Interest and Competition
C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto
January
- January 19, 2018
Growing the new economy: the integral relationship between competition and innovation (Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition)
Vancouver, British Columbia
2017
November
- November 7, 2017
Bid-rigging detection and prevention: ensuring a competitive and innovative procurement process
Ottawa, Ontario
October
- October 21, 2017
Targeting bid-rigging to safeguard private and public sector procurement
Toronto, Ontario - October 4, 2017
Combatting cartels in public procurement: ICN Cartel Workshop
Ottawa, Ontario
September
- September 26, 2017
On innovation, efficiencies and immunity: the year ahead
Toronto, Ontario
April
- April 4, 2017
Promoting competition, innovation and growth in Saskatchewan and all of Canada
Regina, Saskatchewan
March
- March 1, 2017
Studying FinTech: Competition and innovation in the financial services sector
Toronto, Ontario
February
- February 21, 2017
FinTech: The Innovation Agenda and role of government
Ottawa, Ontario
2016
October
- October 27, 2016
Building trust and confidence in the online marketplace
Toronto, Ontario - October 19, 2016
Competition and Innovation in the Canadian Grocery Sector: Buyer Power, Concentration, Resale Price Maintenance and Deceptive Marketing
Ottawa, Ontario - October 6, 2016
Strengthening Competition: Innovation, Collaboration and Transparency
Ottawa, Ontario
June
- June 14, 2016
Co‑operation between anti‑corruption and competition authorities
Paris, France - June 10, 2016
Intellectual Property & Competition Law: Innovation in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Ottawa, Ontario
May
- May 25, 2016
Competition, Innovation and Infrastructure
Toronto, Ontario - May 19, 2016
Competition Bureau: Innovating to Succeed
Toronto, Ontario
January
- January 19, 2016
Emerging Competition Issues: Keeping Pace in a Changing World
Ottawa, Ontario
2015
December
- December 8, 2015
Cutting through the Noise
Toronto, Ontario — Goodmans LLP
November
- November 27, 2015
Looking Forward to a Competitive Future
Toronto, Ontario — Gowlings - November 9, 2015
Keeping Pace in Changing Times: The Importance of Competition Advocacy
Toronto, Ontario — C.D. Howe Institute Roundtable Luncheon
June
- June 9, 2015
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — The Competition Bureau: A Year of Internal Reform and Accomplishments
This is an expanded version of the remarks delivered at the 2015 Competition Law Spring Forum - June 4, 2015
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Ottawa, Ontario — International Privacy Enforcement Meeting
May
- May 21, 2015
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Mexico City, Mexico — North American Antitrust Authorities Conference
February
- February 17, 2015
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Speech to Bennett Jones LLP
2014
December
- December 3, 2014
Competition Law: Shared Compliance and Market Competitiveness
Delhi, India — Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur: International Conference on Competitiveness, Competition Regulation and Corporate Strategy
November
- November 28, 2014
Remarks by Matthew Boswell, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition
Ottawa, Ontario — Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) Annual Dinner - November 25, 2014
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Speech to Borden Ladner Gervais - November 4, 2014
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Ottawa Convention Centre, Ontario — Innovation and Antitrust Workshop
September
- September 23, 2014
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Fairfax, Virginia — George Mason University Pharma Conference - September 18, 2014
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Ottawa Convention Centre, Ontario — CBA Fall Conference - September 10, 2014
Remarks by Lisa Campbell, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition
Washington, United States — Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium
June
- June 26, 2014
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — 2014 Canadian Payments Association’s Payment Panorama - June 12, 2014
Remarks by Lisa Campbell, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Mergers Branch, Competition Bureau
Chicago, Illinois — Fifth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues, June 12-13, 2014
May
- May 21, 2014
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — 2014 Competition Law Spring Forum
April
- April 7, 2014
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Vancouver, British Columbia — Grocery Showcase West of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG)
2013
November
- November 21, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
New Delhi, India — BRICS Conference - November 20, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Kashipur, India — The Indian Institute of Management - November 14, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Osler
October
- October 24, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Weir Foulds - October 3, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Ottawa Convention Centre, Ontario — CBA Fall Conference
May
- May 28, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Interim Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — CBA Spring Speech
April
- April 16, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Interim Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Stikeman Elliott LLP - April 16, 2013
Remarks by Kelley McKinnon, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Stikeman Elliott LLP - April 5, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Interim Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — C.D. Howe
February
- February 7, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Interim Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Davies
January
- January 30, 2013
Remarks by John Pecman, Interim Commissioner of Competition
Montréal, Québec — Norton Rose
2012
December
- December 5, 2012
Remarks by John Pecman, Interim Commissioner of Competition
Vancouver, BC — Vancouver Roundtable Speech — Hosted by McMillan LLP
October
- October 30, 2012
Remarks by John Pecman, Interim Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Blakes
September
- September 20, 2012
Remarks by Melanie L. Aitken, Commissioner of Competition
Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Bar Association
July
- July 17, 2012
Remarks by Melanie L. Aitken, Commissioner of Competition
New York, New York — 2012 NYSBA Summer Merger Forum — Merger Enforcement in the Americas
May
- May 2, 2012
Remarks by Melanie L. Aitken, Commissioner of Competition
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian Bar Association Competition Law Section 2012 Competition Law Spring Forum
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