Canada: Canadian Competition Bureau Investigation into Amazon for Alleged Deceptive Pricing Practices
Progress
Current status
in force
11 Jan 2017 in force
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
Ruling announced against Amazon for deceptive price advertising practices
On 11 January 2017, the Canadian Competition Bureau (CCB) reached an agreement with Amazon, as part of which Amazon is obliged to pay a fine of CAD 1.1 million. Amazon had engaged in pricing practices on Amazon.ca that involved the comparison of pri…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority