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Most branches of the Bureau are headed by a Senior Deputy Commissioner, with directorates that fall under a Deputy Commissioner. [4]In addition to its main operations, the Competition Bureau also jointly manages the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Ontario Provincial Police.
As of 2012, the Competition Tribunal had adjudicated only six contested merger cases. [4] The vast majority of cases are resolved by the Competition Bureau prior to reaching the Tribunal. [4] In 2015, the Tribunal ruled in favour of the Canadian Real Estate Association in a case brought by the Bureau. [9]
The Scanner Price Accuracy Code is a Canadian retail voluntary practice managed by the Retail Council of Canada and endorsed by the Competition Bureau. [1] It was introduced in June 2002 [2]: 2 as Canadian retailers were in the midst of updating their point-of-sale systems with barcode readers [1] to "foster consumer confidence" with the new systems. [3]
The Competition Bureau of Canada alleged, in court documents released 31 January 2018, that seven Canadian bread companies committed indictable offences [3] in what journalist Michael Enright later termed "the great Canadian bread price-fixing scandal" of 2018. [4] Penalties can range from $25 million to a prison term of 14 years. [4]
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The administration and enforcement of the Competition Act is done by the Competition Bureau, [14] headed by the Commissioner of Competition. The Bureau is also responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (for non-food products), the Textile Labelling Act, and the Precious Metals Marking Act.
The CA Identification Number, also "CA Number", is a number used to identify a person or a company who deals with textile products in Canada. The textile dealer uses the CA number on products in place of a name and a postal address. The Competition Bureau is responsible for allocating CA numbers. [1]
In June 2023 the Competition Bureau found the grocery industry was a low-margin business and a modest increase to low margins cannot explain the double-digit food price inflation in Canada. [6] Similarly, an August 2023 Bank of Canada study found no support for the view that inflation is driven by firms exercising market power to increase ...