Competition Act

This article is about the Canadian law. For the Indian law, see The Competition Act, 2002.

Competition Act
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act to provide for the general regulation of trade and commerce in respect of conspiracies, trade practices and mergers affecting competition
CitationR.S.C., 1985, c. C-34
Enacted byParliament of Canada
Commenced19 June 1986
Status: In force

The Competition Act (French: Loi sur la concurrence) is a Canadian federal law governing competition in Canada. The Act contains both criminal and civil provisions aimed at preventing anti-competitive practices in the marketplace.

Along with the Competition Tribunal Act, the Competition Act forms the statutory basis of current federal competition policy in Canada.[1]

The Act is enforced and administered by the Competition Bureau, and cases are adjudicated by the Competition Tribunal.

  1. ^ Stanbury, W.T. 2013 December 16. "Competition Policy" (revised). The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada.