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December

• December 28, 2000
  Competition Bureau Continues Air Canada Inquiry
• December 21, 2000
  Commissioner of Competition Welcomes Report on the Public Consultation on Legislative Changes to the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act
• December 20, 2000
  Competition Bureau Closes Bid-Rigging Inquiry Involving Supply of Electricity in Alberta
• December 15, 2000
  Company pleads guilty to three charges and pays a fine
• December 13, 2000
  Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Cooperation Arrangement
• December 01, 2000
  Record Fine Imposed Against Director of Three Telemarketing Companies
• December 01, 2000
  Telemarketing Company Fined $700,000 and its Manager Sentenced to Six Month Jail Term for Deceptive Telemarketing Practices

November

• November 30, 2000
  Charges Laid for Unsolicited Internet Directory Services
• November 10, 2000
  Competition Bureau Files Application for Consent Order Regarding Divestiture of TQS by Quebecor
• November 03, 2000
  Competition Bureau and CanWest Resolve Concerns about ROBTv

October

• October 31, 2000
  Competition Bureau Targets Online Activities
• October 31, 2000
  Competition Bureau Extends Temporary Order
• October 24, 2000
  $1 Million fine imposed in Montreal area snow removal conspiracy
• October 12, 2000
  Commissioner of Competition issues temporary cease and desist order against Air Canada
• October 12, 2000
  Temporary Order

September

• September 22, 2000
  Director of Three Telemarketing Companies Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges under the Competition Act
• September 21, 2000
  Criminal Charges Laid Against Montreal-based Telemarketers
• September 21, 2000
  Competition Bureau Releases Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines
• September 21, 2000
  Competition Bureau Releases Information Bulletin on the Immunity Program Under the Competition Act
• September 19, 2000
  Fines totalling $2.71 million imposed for international conspiracy under the Competition Act
• September 13, 2000
  Consent Order registered against Gestion Professionnelle to cease marketing of an anticorrosion device
• September 12, 2000
  Variation of Consent Order re the Interac Association approved by the Competition Tribunal
• September 06, 2000
  Competition Bureau Appeals Decision in Superior Propane Case

August

• August 30, 2000
  Companies Plead Guilty to Montreal Area Snow Removal Conspiracy
• August 30, 2000
  Half-million dollar fine for deceptive marketing by mail
• August 24, 2000
  Airline Regulations Come Into Force
• August 09, 2000
  Competition Bureau Seeks Comments on
• August 02, 2000
  Montreal-based Telemarketing Company pleads guilty to criminal charges under the Competition Act
• August 01, 2000
  Heinz Canada Signs Undertaking Regarding Jarred Baby Food And Infant Cereal
• August 01, 2000
  Heinz Canada signs undertaking regarding jarred baby food and infant cereal

July

• July 18, 2000
  Foreign Corporation Fined $12.5 Million for Price Fixing
• July 05, 2000
  Charges laid in Montreal Area snow removal conspiracy

June

• June 30, 2000
  60 Day Sale Period for Canadian Regional Airlines Limited
• June 19, 2000
  Warning to businesses: Beware of Phoney Invoices
• June 19, 2000
  Preliminary Inquiry Commenced in the Sherbrooke Gasoline Case
• June 16, 2000
  Publication of Conformity Continuum Information Bulletin
• June 08, 2000
  Share Divestitures Address Canadian Competition Concerns in Acquisition of Blue Circle Shares by Lafarge

May

• May 18, 2000
  Competition Bureau Seeks Comments on Draft Abuse of Dominance Guidelines
• May 18, 2000
  Proposed Acquisition of Blue Circle by Lafarge
• May 10, 2000
  Competition Bureau Releases Draft Guideline On Pet Food Labelling and Advertising
• May 09, 2000
  Revised Deadlines for the Public Consultation on Legislative Changes to the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act
• May 02, 2000
  Final Version of the Notifiable Transactions and Advance Ruling Certificates Under the Competition Act: Procedures Guide
• May 02, 2000
  Regulated Conduct Defence Applies to Issuance of Taxi Licenses - Allegations of Conspiracy Unsubstantiated
• May 01, 2000
  Interwood Addresses Competition Bureau Concerns Regarding Auto Starter

April

• April 28, 2000
  Divestitures Resolve Canadian Competition Bureau's Concerns in Lafarge Transaction
• April 26, 2000
  Competition Bureau Challenges Acquisition of Ridge Landfill by Canadian Waste Services Inc.
• April 26, 2000
  Notaries' Association Pleads Guilty To Price Fixing
• April 26, 2000
  Competition Bureau Challenges Acquisition of Ridge Landfill by Canadian Waste Services Inc.
• April 26, 2000
  Competition Driving Changes in the Saskatchewan Grain Handling Industry
• April 25, 2000
  Publication of Merger Notifiable Transactions Interpretation Guidelines
• April 25, 2000
  Alberta Pine Shake Manufacturer Convicted of Bid-rigging under the Competition Act
• April 18, 2000
  Consent Order Registered Against Universal Payphone Systems Inc.
• April 18, 2000
  Competition Bureau Seeks Comments on Draft Intellectual Property Guidelines
• April 17, 2000
  Public Consultation on Legislative Changes to the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act
• April 11, 2000
  Commissioner of Competition Responds to Report by Global Competition Review
• April 04, 2000
  Competition Bureau Discontinues Inquiry of Monsanto Regarding Agricultural Herbicide

March

• March 31, 2000
  Construction Management Firm and Electrical Contractors Fined For Bid-Rigging
• March 30, 2000
  Federal Court Imposes A Fine Of $1 Million For International Vitamin Conspiracies
• March 17, 2000
  Competition Bureau Concludes There Is No Evidence To Support Allegations Against Gasoline Suppliers In Conception Bay South, Newfoundland
• March 06, 2000
  No Charges Laid Against Van Lines
• March 01, 2000
  Federal Court Imposes a Fine of $5.2 Million For International Vitamin Conspiracies

February

• February 24, 2000
  Gasoline Prices in Kenora, Ontario
• February 24, 2000
  Erratum - Canadian Victims of Florida Based Travel Vacation Packages May Be Eligible for Refunds
• February 18, 2000
  Canadian Victims of Florida Based Travel Vacation Packages May Be Eligible for Refunds
• February 17, 2000
  Competition Bureau Launches New Draft Immunity Information Bulletin
• February 16, 2000
  Ultramar's Proposed Acquisition of Ottawa Terminal: Consent Order Sought to Maintain Competition in Ottawa Region
• February 04, 2000
  Competition Bureau Concludes Price Increases of July 1999 Due to Market Forces
• February 04, 2000
  Gasoline Prices in Kenora, Ontario
• February 03, 2000
  Competition Bureau Warns Fashion Clothing Suppliers - Price Maintenance Will Not Be Tolerated

January

• January 31, 2000
  Proposed Merger of Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canada Trust
• January 31, 2000
  Low Gasoline Prices in the Greater Vancouver Market are the Result of Vigorous Competition
• January 18, 2000
  Competition Bureau Finds Competitive Market Forces Determine Commission Rates Paid to Travel Agents on International Flights