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Bill C-56 has two parts. First, a removal of GST charges on new residential rental developments until the end of 2030. [3] Second, the bill proposes three competition-related changes: (1) the Competition Bureau would be able to seek a court order to compel parties to produce information (such as business records or sworn testimony) for a market ...
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]
Authorizes an all-of-government approach to promoting competition and creates a White House Competition Council. Executive Order 14036 , titled Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy and sometimes referred to as the Executive Order on Competition , [ 1 ] is the fifty-first executive order signed by U.S. President Joe ...
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 administration and enforcement of the Act and associated regulations are the responsibility of the Competition Bureau for matters relating to non‑food products, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as it relates to food products. [2] [3] The Act has seen many amendments since it was originally passed in 1970. [1]
From 1979 to 1983, Kovacic served as a staffer within the FTC, first within the Bureau of Competition's Planning Office and later as an attorney and advisor to then-Commissioner George W. Douglas. After leaving the FTC in 1983, Kovacic became an associate at the Washington, D.C., office of international law firm Bryan Cave. At Bryan Cave ...
The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J.Res. 59) is a bill that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on September 10, 2013. The original text of the bill was for a continuing resolution that would make continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 United States federal budget. [1]