Competition Act - Site Web de la législation (Justice)
Jun 20, 2025 · Conspiracies, agreements or arrangements between competitors 45 (1) Every person commits an offence who, with a competitor of that person with respect to a product, conspires, …
Bid-rigging, price-fixing and other agreements between competitors ...
Bid-rigging, price-fixing and other illegal agreements — Cases and outcomes How to ensure compliance with the Competition Act If you are unsure about what complying with the Competition Act means for …
Criminal conspiracy enforcement trends under Section 45 of the
Jun 3, 2025 · Of the remaining cases, only a handful involved price-fixing or other criminal conspiracies. Only a single case—a conspiracy to divide refurbishment contracts for social housing in …
Competition Act
1.1 The purpose of this Act is to maintain and encourage competition in Canada in order to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy, in order to expand opportunities for Canadian …
Commercial agreements: a new legal framework - osler.com
Jun 28, 2024 · As has been the case for some time, agreements between competitors that do not fall within the price-fixing, market allocation or output restriction categories of the criminal conspiracy …
CANADIAN COMPETITION LAWYER
Following amendments to the federal Competition Act in 2009, Canada introduced three new “hard core” criminal conspiracy offences under section 45 of the Competition Act that make the following types of …
Enforcement guidance on wage-fixing and no poaching agreements
Like agreements between competitors related to price-fixing, market allocation and output restrictions, wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements undermine competition and the efficient allocation of …
A Focusing and Widening Lens: Algorithmic Collusion and AI Agents …
Dec 4, 2025 · Canada’s Competition Act prohibits price fixing, market allocation, and restricting supply, but these provisions require a ‘meeting of the minds’ between conspiring firms.
Cases of bid-rigging, price-fixing and other illegal agreements …
Cases of bid-rigging, price-fixing and other illegal agreements between competitors Below is a searchable table listing all cartel cases since 2014 and their outcomes. For more information on a …
The offence of price-fixing or market sharing is not per se illegal, nor does it allow for a rule of reason or efficiency defence. What it does consider is the impact of the agreement on competition and whether …
Competitor Collaboration Guidelines - Competition Bureau
May 6, 2021 · Parties that are not competitors may also be prosecuted under section 45 through the aiding and abetting provisions in section 21 or the counselling provisions in section 22 of the Code in …
Bid-rigging, price-fixing and other agreements between competitors
Services and information Common types of illegal agreements Learn to recognize and prevent criminal offences like price-fixing, market allocation, restricting supply, and bid-rigging. Reporting illegal …