White Paper on Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements April 02, 2015 The CBA responds to the Competition Bureau's Patent Litigation Settlement Agreements, saying more debate is needed before landing on an appropriate enforcement approach to pharmaceutical patent litigation settlements under Canadian competition law.
Bill C-49 — Price Transparency Act February 17, 2015 The CBA says changes to the Competition Act on unjustified price discrimination would impose unreasonable compliance costs on Canadian businesses and unlikely have any measurable impact on product prices in Canada.
Bill C-43, Part 4, Division 9 — Investment Canada Act Amendments November 17, 2014 This bill permits increased disclosure of information in national security reviews of foreign investments. The CBA seeks a balance between transparency of decisions under the ICA and protecting legitimate commercial confidentiality interests.
Competition Bureau's Corporate Compliance Bulletin November 15, 2014 The CBA offers suggestions to make the Competition Bureau's Corporate Compliance Programs Bulletin less prescriptive, to give practical, meaningful guidance to the business community in developing more effective and credible compliance programs.
Price Maintenance Guidelines June 03, 2014 The CBA comments on the Competition Bureau’s Draft Price Maintenance Guidelines to ensure that the Bureau’s guidance remains in-step with current legal, economic and policy views.
Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines June 02, 2014 While the CBA appreciates the update of the Competition Bureau’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines, we recommend more comprehensive changes to address changes in the interface between intellectual property and competition law since 2000.
Bill C-13 — Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act May 31, 2014 The CBA recognizes the need to protect people, especially vulnerable children, from using the internet to harass, intimidate and threaten, but says Bill C-13 goes far beyond cyberbullying into over-intrusive “lawful access.”
Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 29 – Administrative Tribunals Support Services Act May 07, 2014 The CBA says the Administrative Tribunals Support Services Act (part of the budget omnibus Bill C-31) may impair operations of federal administrative tribunals, and should be withdrawn pending consultations with key users and advocates.
Geographic Price Discrimination March 31, 2014 The CBA says plans to prohibit cross-border price discrimination through the Competition Act would make the Competition Bureau a “price regular” and could backfire by chilling cross-border trade. The Bureau should promote open and fair competition.
Competition Bureau Information Bulletin: Communication during Inquiries December 26, 2013 Submission to Competition Bureau