Join us for a timely webinar exploring how evolving enforcement priorities, new guidance and recent regulatory changes are reshaping the competition law and foreign investment landscape for businesses operating in Canada. Our panel will focus on what these developments mean in practice, highlighting both emerging risks and opportunities for businesses navigating today’s complex economic and political environment.
A brief Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Event Details
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
12 - 1 p.m. (ET)
Online
Topics:
- Merger reviews and foreign investment — recent developments, the Bureau’s use of its expanded statutory powers and upcoming changes under the Investment Canada Act
- Private actions and litigation risk — the implications for businesses of expanded and increasing private litigation under the competition laws
- Market studies — the Bureau’s experience in conducting industry-wide studies, and what businesses can expect going forward
- Misleading advertising — uptick in enforcement, recent guidance and practical compliance considerations in the digital and non-digital environments
- Anti-competitive conduct — guidance updates, enforcement priorities and best practices to ensure compliance
Mandatory Continuing Education
Ontario
This program contains up to 1 hour of Substantive content.
British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1.00 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.
Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished.
Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.
