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Lower Intervention Thresholds: The Competition Bureau can now challenge mergers that significantly lessen competition even if they do not create a total monopoly. Global Revenue Penalties: Violations may result in...
Canada Cross-Border Mergers: Navigating Competition Act Review Recent Sweeping Reforms: Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act have significantly lowered the bar for regulatory intervention, eliminating the "efficiencies defense" and introducing...
Notification Thresholds: Mandatory pre-merger filing applies when the Canadian target's assets or revenues exceed CAD $93 million and combined global assets/revenues exceed CAD $400 million. Filing Fee: The mandatory filing...
Cross-border tech transactions face parallel, independent reviews by the Canadian Competition Bureau and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or Department of Justice (DOJ). Clearance from one regulator never binds...
Canada enforces two separate, parallel regulatory regimes for cross-border transactions: national security and net benefit reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA), and merger reviews under the Competition Act. Mandatory...