Perspective: Is The Price Right? Alberta Court Adopts Restrictive Approach To Canadian Price Discrimination Law.
Mondaq Business Briefing › Nbr. 2008, March 2008
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Canada. Competition Act 1986 - Law overview
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Perspective: Is The Price Right? Alberta Court Adopts Restrictive Approach To Canadian Price Discrimination Law.
The Competition Act's price discrimination provision (section 50(1)(a)) prohibits a supplier from engaging in a practice of granting price concessions or other monetary advantages to one purchaser, which are not available to competing purchasers, in respect of a sale of goods of like quality and quantity.
The prohibition against price discrimination has been part of Canadian competition law in one form or another since the mid-1930s. Despite its longevity, the price discrimination provision is rarely the subject of judicial consideration, whether in the context of enforcement proceedings brought by the Competition B...See the full content of this document
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