Tag: Canadian Competition Bureau

A series of key decisions on Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra are expected in the next few weeks, as anti-trust regulators and government officials in countries around the world are completing their assessments on whether to approve the multi-national grain company marriage, and what the requirements will be for approval. In Canada, the federal transport… Read More

The official announcement this week of a deal to merge Bunge and Viterra raises a series of questions about how farmers, customers, and both companies’ operations will be affected by the marriage of the two global agribusinesses under the Bunge name. When it comes to the Canadian market, farmers and politicians are voicing concerns about… Read More

While the Competition Bureau won’t speculate or comment on a hypothetical transaction, such as the purchase of grain company Viterra by grain giant Bunge, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where the Bureau would not eventually be involved in ruling on the deal. Under the Competition Act, transactions of all sizes are subject to review… Read More

Amidst rising food prices and increased political scrutiny of grocery store profits, the Competition Bureau says it’s launching a study of grocery store competition in Canada. The bureau says it will conduct the market study with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to improve competition in the grocery sector. In a notice… Read More

The Canadian Competition Bureau says it did not find enough evidence to continue its investigation into allegations of anticompetitive behaviour in the crop input market in Western Canada between several crop input suppliers and Farmers Business Network (FBN) Canada. After entering the Canadian market in 2017, FBN acquired Yorkton Distributors in 2018, a Yorkton, SK.-based retailer… Read More

Canada’s Competition Bureau has turned down a request to look into concerns that a lack of competition has allowed the price of deadstock pickup from farms to skyrocket in parts of the country. The Manitoba Pork Council filed a complaint earlier this year, noting a ten-fold increase in prices charged by Rothsay Rendering for fallen… Read More

With the European Union granting its conditional approval in late March, and U.S. antitrust authorities reportedly set to give their thumbs-up signal, Canada’s competition regulator has yet to issue its decision on Bayer’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto. The US$66 billion deal, which was originally announced in September 2016, has significant implications in the Canadian market,… Read More

As the independent law enforcement agency tasked with administering Canada’s Competition Act, the Competition Bureau operates on the fundamental assumption that competition is good for both businesses and consumers. So when examining a merger or acquisition, the Bureau will go through three main steps to determine whether a deal will result in reduced competition: “We look specifically… Read More