Mar. 27, 2024 - Substantial amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) were enacted on March 22, 2024, with the passing of Bill C-34, the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. These amendments, long in the works, will come into effect on a date to be fixed by Cabinet. It...
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SCC Rules That Mergers Cannot Prevent Future Competition – Financial Post, National Post
Davies partner Anita Banicevic is quoted in an article that discusses a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding the Competition Bureau’s attempted challenge to a merger. Read the article about the SCC’s decision published in the Financial Post, which Anita describes as “a significant endorsement of the efficiency defence at the highest judicial level.”
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Mar. 13, 2024 - The Canadian government recently issued two policy statements (IDM Statements) affirming that it will enhance its scrutiny under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) of foreign investments in the Canadian Interactive Digital Media (IDM) sector. One of the statements sets out the...
