Canada: Canadian Competition Bureau Investigation into Amazon for Alleged Abuse of Dominance
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
14 Aug 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Canada
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced investigation into Amazon for alleged abuse of dominance
On 14 August 2020, the Canadian Competition Bureau announced its investigation into Amazon for alleged abuse of dominance. Specifically, the Competition Bureau is investigating if Amazon tried to influence retailers to offer their products at a lowe…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority