The Competition Act provides the Commissioner of Competition with a number of powerful investigative tools in respect of both criminal and civil matters, including the power to obtain and execute search warrants that allow Competition Bureau officers to enter premises and to seize documentary and electronic records.
This pamphlet briefly outlines suggested procedures in the event that your company is the subject of a search.
Disclosure Interrupted: CSA Pauses Climate and Diversity Disclosure Rules
Apr. 28, 2025 - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is pausing its work on climate-related and diversity-related disclosure rules in order “to support Canadian markets and issuers as they adapt to the recent developments in the U.S. and globally. ” Consistent with the CSA’s recent regulatory shift...
Canada Updates National Security Review Guidelines Amid Trade Tensions
Mar. 06, 2025 - Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Minister), François-Philippe Champagne, has announced an update to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) National Security Review Guidelines (Guidelines) to expressly include “the potential of the investment to undermine Canada’s economic...
