I. Competition and Antitrust Law

• Author: Ted Tjaden
• Profession: National Director of Knowledge Management McMillan LLP
• Pages: 207-208

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Scope Competition and antitrust law in Canada regulates mergers and acquisitions between businesses with the policy goal of ensuring adequate competition and a healthy economy for consumers and businesses. The major competition "watchdog" in Canada is the Competition Bureau which administers four major statutes: the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-38, the Textile Labelling Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. T-10, and the Precious Metals Marking Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-19. Also included below are resources on unfair advertising, which is also regulated by the Competition Bureau.

Subject headings

Competition, Unfair - Canada Antitrust law - Canada Advertising laws - Canada

Books Addy, George N. & William L. Vanveen. Competition Law Service. Looseleaf. Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 1988. Affleck, Don & Wayne MCCRACKEN. Canadian Competition Law. Looseleaf. Scarborough, ON: Carswell, 1990.

Boyer, Marcel, Michael Trebilcock, & David Vaver. Competition Policy and Intellectual Property. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2009. Campbell, Neil. Merger Law and Practice: The Regulation of Mergers under the Competition Act. Scarborough, ON: Carswell, 1997.

Facey, Brian A. & Dany H. Assaf. Competition and Antitrust Law: Canada and the United States. 3d ed. Markham, ON: LEXISNEXIS Butterworths, 2006.

Flavell, C.J. Michael & Christopher J. Kent. The Canadian Competition Law Handbook. Scarborough, ON: Carswell, 1997.

Goldman, Calvin S. & Bodrug, John D., eds. Competition Law of Canada. Looseleaf. Yonkers, NY: Juris, 1988.

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Books Gourley, Albert C. Merger Notification and Clearance in Canada. Looseleaf. Toronto: CCH Canadian, 2003-2004.

Musgrove, James. Fundamentals of Canadian Competition Law. Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2007.

Pitel, Stephen G.A., ed. Litigating Conspiracy: An Analysis of Competition Class Actions. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2006. Pritchard, Brenda & Susan Vogt. Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada. 3d ed. Markham, ON: LEXISNEXIS Butter-worths, 2009.

Reiter, Barry J. & Melanie Shisler. Joint Ventures: Legal and Business Perspectives. Toronto: Irwin Law, 1999.

Rowley, J. William & Donald I. Baker. International Mergers: The Antitrust Process. 3d ed. Looseleaf. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2001.

Stikeman Elliott LLP. Competition Act and Commentary...