Canada: Cartels, Monopolies

Agricultural and food sector businesses face unprecedented competition law scrutiny from regulators on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Canada's Competition Bureau has launched a comprehensive examination of the food supply chain while the U.S. Department of Justice pursues investigations into seed industry practices, signaling a new era of heightened enforcement that demands strategic preparation from industry participants.

On May 6, 2021, Canada's Competition Bureau (Bureau) implemented the first revisions to its Competitor Collaboration Guidelines (CCGs) since they were issued over a decade ago.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives in countless ways. For example, most of us are now working remotely for our home offices, living rooms or kitchen tables. In-person meetings have been replaced by video calls, email and texts.