Price Fixing

• Competition Bureau should probe potential rent price fixing: minister

  Canada's Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wants the Competition Bureau to use the Competition Act to look into the 'use of algorithmic rising in the rental market.'

  Canada

  Nov 1
  
• NDP calls for probe into grocery store profits amid high food inflation

  The federal NDP is calling for a probe into rising grocery store profits, alleging that corporate greed could be driving food inflation.

  Consumer

  Sep 27, 2022
  
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• Canadian competition bureau investigating allegations of blueberry price fixing

  A growers association in New Brunswick says it has been told the investigation is focused on complaints concerning prices paid by processing companies for blueberries produced in the Maritimes.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2018
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• Loblaw’s gift cards are being donated to Kingston food bank

  As a result of the Loblaw's bread price fixing scandal, Kingston's Partners in Mission food bank has seen a few dozen donations of the gift cards over the past two weeks.

  Consumer

  Mar 15, 2018
• How ‘not donating’ your $25 Loblaw gift card can actually help the food bank

  "When we receive gift cards, we have to go to the store ... and pay retail prices," notes the CEO of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2018
• 7 Canadian companies committed indictable offences in bread-price fixing scandal: Competition Bureau

  Newly released court documents reveal more allegations in an industry-wide bread-price fixing scandal involving at seven Canadian companies.

  Consumer

  Jan 31, 2018
• Canada’s big six banks accused of rate-rigging in U.S. lawsuit

  A Colorado pension fund is alleging that Canada's largest bank conspired to rig a Canadian rate benchmark to improve their profits.

  Money

  Jan 15, 2018
• Bread prices are down, so what’s Loblaw’s $25 gift card really about?

  The company's price-fixing scheme likely didn't hurt consumers, food expert says.

  Money

  Jan 8, 2018
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• How to get your $25 Loblaw card after company’s bread price-fixing admission

  Loblaw Companies Ltd. is offering customers a $25 gift card as a goodwill gesture after admitting the company participated in an industry-wide bread price-fixing arrangement.

  Consumer

  Dec 20, 2017
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• Loblaw alerted competition bureau on bread price-fixing immediately, company says

  The companies say they became aware of an arrangement involving the co-ordination of retail and wholesale prices of some packaged breads from late 2001 to March 2015.

  Consumer

  Dec 19, 2017