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Competition Tribunal confirms business justification is the paramount consideration in an abuse of dominance case

On October 17, 2019, the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) rendered its decision in CT-2016-015 Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority (Decision) [PDF], dismissing the Commissioner of Competition’s (Commissioner) application.

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Competition Bureau reinforces its focus on non-notifiable transactions

In a recent news release, the Competition Bureau made official its intention to increase the resources it devotes to the identification and review of non-notifiable merger transactions.

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Supreme Court of Canada issues landmark merger and efficiencies decision

The Supreme Court of Canada released its long awaited decision in Tervita Corporation et al v. Commissioner of Competition. In a 6-1 decision, the SCC allowed Tervita’s appeal and set aside the divestiture order made by the Competition Tribunal and upheld by the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA). The SCC agreed with the FCA’s conclusion that the merger would likely result in a substantial prevention of competition, but overruled the conclusions of the Tribunal and the FCA that the merger was not saved by the efficiencies defence.

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