Melanie Aitken, commissioner of competition at Canada’s Competition Bureau, says the enforcer plans to close four of its legacy cartel cases by 1 April if there is no further progress in the investigations. Ron Knox in Vancouver

Canadian foam manufacturers became the first companies convicted under the amended conspiracy provisions in Canada's Competition Act last week when they were hit with a C$12.5 million (€9.7 million) fine for operating a cartel.

Antitrust agency heads from the US, Canada and Mexico met in New York on Monday to discuss policy issues and cement co-operation between the four authorities

Rakuten, one of world’s largest e-commerce sites, has announced it will buy Canada’s Kobo for US$315 million, giving it control of the country’s largest electronic book and book reader retailers.

A completed merger between two Canadian waste disposal companies may still be unwound, after a preventative motion was rejected by the country’s Competition Tribunal last week.  

China’s Sinopec is to absorb Canadian oil and gas company Daylight Energy in a C$2.2 billion share buyout.

Canada’s final draft of its new merger guidelines, released on Friday, differ from last spring’s draft guidelines in subtle but important ways, according to an analysis of the changes provided to GCR.

Critics of criminal penalties for price fixing on Friday questioned whether Canada should follow the example set by the US and sentence executives involved in cartels to lengthy stays in prison. Ron Knox in Gatineau

Canada’s commissioner of competition, Melanie Aitken, says the country’s Competition Bureau has shifted gears, from an agency focused on developing guidance and adjusting to a new competition law, to one that is ready and willing to go after lawbreakers. Ron Knox in Gatineau.

While Canada’s Competition Bureau has been markedly more active since Melanie Aitken took over as commissioner in 2009, observers say the enforcer still has room for improvement – both in the cases it brings and the manner in which it brings them. Ron Knox in Gatineau

Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched a fresh attack on a proposed Air Canada/United Continental Holdings joint venture, saying the deal would harm the country’s consumers and economy.