Canada: Canadian Competition Bureau Investigation into Ticketmaster for Alleged Misleading Pricing in Online Ticket Sales
Progress
Current status
in force
17 Jun 2019 in force
Scope
Implementers
Canada
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ruling against Ticketmaster for misleading pricing in online ticket sales
On 27 June 2019, the Canadian Competition Bureau sanctioned Ticketmaster with a fine of CAD 4 million, as well as investigation costs of CAD 500'000 for misleading pricing in online ticket sales. Specifically, Ticketmaster advertised prices that did…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority