The Legislative Development of Canadian Competition Policy, 1888-1981

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a documentary outline of the legislative history of Canadian competition policy since its inception. It is designed for use by those interested in competition policy who want to understand "what happened when" and who want to trace the antecedents of the legislation we have today. This paper focusses on two types of phenomena: the publication of reports or studies which influenced competition legislation; and on changes in or attempts to change competition legislation over the past ninety years.