Canadian Competition Authority’s Reach for Foreign Affiliates in its Cartel Investigations

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John Clifford, Hayane Dahmen, Nov 12, 2009

The Competition Act (“the Act”) governs all aspects of competition law in Canada. Section 45 forms the core of Canadian cartel law, and once recent amendments to that section come into force in March 2010, section 45 will make it a per se offense for a person to conspire, agree, or arrange with a competitor to enter into certain types of agreements with respect to a “p