Competition Bureau Canada
The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency that protects and promotes competition for the benefit of Canadian consumers and businesses. Competition drives lower prices and innovation while fueling economic growth.
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Deceptive marketing practices
Get information about false and misleading advertising, contests, performance claims, multi-level marketing and telemarketing.
Labelling
Find the requirements for labelling of prepackaged (non-food) consumer products and textiles, and marking of precious metals.
Fraud and scams
View our tips on how to recognize and report fraud and scams.
Bid-rigging, price-fixing and illegal agreements
Learn about illegal competitor agreements, and incentives to report and cooperate.
Mergers and acquisitions
Get to know our merger review process, thresholds and requirements for mandatory merger notification, and information about concluded merger reviews.
Restrictive trade practices
Learn about common types of trade-related practices that can harm competition, such as abuse of dominance, price maintenance, exclusive dealing, tied selling, market restriction, and refusal to deal.
How we foster competition
Take a look at our market studies, outreach and partnership activities.
Report suspicious activities
Learn how to contact the Competition Bureau and report suspicious activities.
Compliance Hub
Understand the basics of the law and learn how to build a credible and effective compliance program for your business.
Implementing changes to the Competition Act
Learn about recent changes to the Competition Act, how we are implementing them and updating our guidance.
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Made in Canada claims
With Canadian content ranging from a little to a lot, companies sometimes wonder at what point they can market their products as Canadian-made.
Implementing changes to the Competition Act
The Government of Canada recently made significant changes to the Competition Act as part of its efforts to modernize Canada’s competition laws.