Policy & Government Affairs

Competition Bureau Merger Reviews Update

The Competition Bureau has updated its report of concluded merger reviews, changing the update frequency to weekly and including ongoing reviews. The report now details transactions commenced and completed in the previous week, covering pre-merger notifications, advance ruling certificate requests, and non-notifiable transaction reviews.

Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order Amendment

The Canadian government has amended the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order under the Farm Products Agencies Act. This amendment, registered as SOR/2025-289, modifies existing levies applicable to chicken marketing.

Canada Gazette Part II Regulations Index

The Canada Gazette Part II published regulations on January 28, 2026, including amendments to the Domestic Substances List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. These updates, registered as SOR/2026-1 and SOR/2026-2, modify existing substance listings.

Canada Gazette Part 2: Statutory Instruments Index

The Canada Gazette Part 2, Volume 160, Number 3, published on February 11, 2026, indexes 14 statutory instruments. These include amendments to regulations under the Canada Labour Code, Farm Products Agencies Act, Customs Tariff, and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, among others.

European Commission notifies Meta over AI assistants exclusion from WhatsApp

The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Meta, alleging a breach of EU antitrust rules by excluding third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp. The Commission intends to impose interim measures to prevent serious and irreparable harm to the market.

EU Implementing Regulations and Decisions - February 2026

The EU Official Journal L series for February 9, 2026, includes several implementing regulations and decisions. These cover amendments to lists of third countries authorised for imports of fresh poultry meat, germinal products of equine animals, registration of geographical indications, and harmonised standards for construction products.

EU Official Journal L Series Daily View - February 10, 2026

The EU Official Journal L series for February 10, 2026, includes several new implementing and delegated regulations. These cover diverse areas such as mental health data, consumer product disclosure, rail transport interoperability, plant health, and anti-dumping measures on steel wires from China.

EU Official Journal C Series - February 10, 2026

The EU Official Journal C series for February 10, 2026, includes notices on State aid authorisations where no objections were raised, a non-opposition to a notified concentration, and communications from the Hungarian Ministry of Energy regarding hydrocarbon exploration and production authorisations.

EU Official Journal L Series Daily View - February 11, 2026

The EU Official Journal L series for February 11, 2026, has been published, including new regulations and implementing decisions. These cover various sectors such as securities supervision fees, greenhouse gas exemptions for semiconductor manufacturing, pesticide approvals, and animal health import requirements.

EU Legislation and Regulatory Notices - February 11, 2026

The EU Official Journal C series published several notices on February 11, 2026. These include communications on State aid, media service provider declarations under the European Media Freedom Act, renewable fuels in maritime transport, restrictive measures concerning Ukraine, and prior notifications of concentrations.