The Good, Bad, and Ugly in Canada's Newly Proposed Competition Amendments

After much discussion, Canada’s federal government has taken steps towards reforming the Competition Act, with proposed amendments that would significantly expand certain key provisions. The government characterized the amendments as “a preliminary step in modernizing the competition regime” with the goal of “fixing loopholes; tackling practices harmful to workers and consumers; modernizing access to justice and penalties; and adapting the law to today’s reality”. The far-reaching amendments include, among other things, making wage-fixing and no-poach agreements criminal offences, private access to the Competition Tribunal for abuse of dominance, and higher criminal fines and civil penalties.

Join our esteemed speakers Susan Hutton, Jason Gudofsky, and Edward Iacobucci as they discuss the motivations, possible outcomes, and what the government gets right and wrong within the amendments. The session will be moderated by Professor Anthony Niblett of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Professor Danny Sokol of the USC Gould School of Law.

Please join us on Wednesday, June 15th for what promises to be a spirited discussion about one of the most dynamic legal and policy arenas.

Register at gould.law/ctlb-canada-comp