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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2020-08-14
under deliberation

On 14 August 2020, the Canadian Competition Bureau announced its investigation into Amazon for alle…

2025-07-08
under investigation

On 8 July 2025, the Competition Bureau of Canada announced obtaining a court order to advance its i…