Merger Guidelines in Canada

The Canadian Competition Bureau issued its proposed revised merger enforcement guidelines (MEGs) in March 2009.  They were last revised September 2004 which was the first update since their original publication in March 1991.

The MEGs exhibit greater convergence with US merger enforcement policy, while retaining some distinctly Canadian policy choices reflective of the provisions of the Canadian Competition Act. The MEGs are also largely consistent with the new merger control guidelines of the European Commission.

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