Mandate
The Criminal Matters Committee deals with all matters relating to the criminal provisions of the Competition Act.
Upcoming Committee Events
Watch for details of upcoming sessions
Past Events
Regulating Reverse Payment Settlements in Canada launch (February 1, 2024)
Solicitor-Client Privilege and the Bureau’s Immunity and Leniency Programs launch (November 27, 2023)
CBA Criminal Matters Committee Roundtable launch (June 23, 2023)
Cartels 101 launch (January 26, 2023)
CBA Criminal Matters Committee Roundtable launch (September 21, 2022)
Your Must-Have Briefing on US Cartel Enforcement launch (May 26, 2022)
Deferred Prosecution Agreements in Canada and the US launch (April 20, 2022)
Criminal Matters Committee Roundtable launch (July 7, 2021)
Criminal Matters Committee Town Hall Meeting launch (June 8, 2021)
Future of Buy-Side Agreements launch (January 20, 2021) Recording available upon request
Criminal Matters Committee Roundtable launch (September 8, 2020) Recording available upon request
Guilty Pleas and Fines launch (April 30, 2020) Recording available upon request
COVID-19-Related Competitor Collaborations launch (April 28, 2020) Recording available upon request
Search Warrants 101 launch (December 4, 2019) Recording available upon request
Criminal Deceptive Marketing Practices: What You Need to Know launch (November 27, 2019) Recording available upon request
The State of Cross-Border Criminal and Cartel Enforcement: Enforcement Trends in the U.S. and Canada launch (May 21, 2019)
Criminal Matters Committee Roundtable launch (May 6, 2019)
Criminal Matters Committee Town Hall Meeting launch (April 16, 2019)
Managing The Civil and Criminal Aspects of A Cartel File launch (March 7, 2019) Recording available upon request
Criminal Aspects of Canadian Mergers Practice: The Intersection of M&A and Cartels launch (November 26, 2018) Recording available upon request
The State of Cross-Border Criminal and Cartel Enforcement: Enforcement Trends in the U.S. and Canada launch (June 14, 2018) Recording available upon request
Criminal Matters Roundtable with Competition Bureau Officials launch (May 9, 2018)
Criminal Deceptive Marketing Practices: The Criminal Threshold under Section 52 of the Act launch (April 27, 2018) Recording available upon request
The Bureau's Proposed Changes to the Immunity Program launch (December 19, 2017)
Managing The Civil and Criminal Aspects of A Cartel File launch (November 8, 2017)
Criminal Matters Roundtable with Competition Bureau Officials (May 24, 2017) Recording available upon request
The State of Cross-Border Criminal and Cartel Enforcement: Enforcement Trends in the U.S. and Canada (May 2, 2017) Recording available upon request
Managing the Civil and Criminal Aspects of a Cartel File (April 4, 2017)
Guilty Pleas 101 - The Nuts and Bolts of Guilty Pleas (January 31, 2017)
Quantitative Screening Methods for Illegal Bid-Rigging Conspiracies (December 5, 2016)
Cartels 201 - The Nuts and Bolts of Criminal Conspiracies, Immunity and Leniency (November 30, 2016) Recording launch
Criminal Deceptive Marketing Practices: What You Ought to Know (November 15, 2016) Recording launch
Cartels 101: The Nuts and Bolts of Criminal Conspiracies, Immunity and Leniency (December 8, 2015)
Member Input
Ideas for program topics and other feedback to assist the committee in meeting members’ needs can be forwarded to the Committee Chair, Casey Halladay.
Become a Committee Member
Any member of the Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section can become involved in this committee through participation in the committee listserv. Join online launch.