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- Destination Contests: Key Canadian Legal Considerations as COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Ease
May 15, 2020 Over the past several weeks, a marketing law trend that is emerging in my practice has been increased demand to work on destination marketing contests (i.e., contests promoting trips, vacations and adventures to particular destinations). This may seem slightly counterintuitive, but I h … Read more »
- COVID-19 Consumer Protection Enforcement: A Tale of Two Countries
My new Canadian Lawyer column discusses recent price gouging and deceptive marketing law enforcement in Canada. Some of the issues raised include speed of enforcement, political statements in light of actual enforcement and transparency in relation to warnings and penalties. My new column compares … Read more »
- Competition Bureau Escalates Enforcement of the Competition Act For COVID-19 Related Marketing Claims
May 6, 2020 On May 6, 2020, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that it was increasing its enforcement of deceptive COVID-19 marketing claims (see: Competition Bureau cracking down on deceptive marketing claims about COVID-19 prevention or treatment). In making the announcement, the Bureau sai … Read more »
- Canadian Government Announces Enhanced Investment Canada Act Scrutiny of Foreign Investments Due to COVID-19
April 21, 2020 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Canadian government’s April 18, 2020 Policy Statement, which provides for increased scrutiny of certain foreign investments in Canada under the federal Investment Canada Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below … Read more »
- Competition Bureau Issues New Guidance For Competitor Collaborations During COVID-19 Outbreak
April 8, 2020 During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) has been issuing new guidance in relation to its key enforcement priorities, primarily in relation to competitor collaborations and deceptive advertising (see: Statement from the Commissioner of Competition regardin … Read more »