Publications

CAMP statement in response to Competition Tribunal's rejection of Google's constitutional challenge in online advertising case.

In a new report, CAMP explores the relationship between the proliferation of online scams and the oligopoly online advertising market.

AI now has a credible path to disrupt Canada’s electronic medical record (EMR) markets.

CAMP contributes to the evolution of competition law enforcement with its submission to Bureau's consultation on the anti-competitive conduct and agreements enforcement guidelines

CAMP intervenes on behalf of Canadians to protect competition in the home internet market

A look back at CAMP's work in the fight against monopoly in 2025

The battle for Warner Bros. has become a case study in how media consolidation decisions are made in 2025 America, and it should alarm Canadians.

Who really controls Canada’s national parks? In a Holiday Brief, CAMP lays out how an American company has been allowed to buy up key attractions in Banff and Jasper National Parks.

Competition Bureau head Matthew Boswell has announced he will be stepping down before the end of the year.

After major telecom outages left consumers in the lurch, CAMP argues for greater protection for consumers when networks go dark

Canada is at a crossroads. U.S. tariff attacks, rising global competition and declining productivity all threaten our prosperity and place in the world.  

Emily Osborne is a fellow at the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP), this opinion piece discusses what a Canadian sovereign cloud would entail.

In a new report, CAMP lays out the link between the monopolization of online advertising and threats to Canada's national security.

CAMP responds to disappointing outcome in the U.S. DOJ's case against Google's dominance in online search

CAMP urges the federal government to include a role for smaller, innovative developers in Build Canada Homes

CAMP’s 2025 Pre-Budget Submission calls on the federal government to increase the budget of the Competition Bureau by $25 million to strengthen competition and protect affordability for Canadians.

The response paper explores the growing use of pricing algorithms in Canada, the legal and regulatory gaps that allow potentially harmful practices to fly under the radar, and the urgent need for updated competition laws.

The world trade environment looks a lot different for Canada than it did six months ago. As the August 1st deadline for a trade deal between Canada and the U.S. approaches, Canadians are rightly concerned about when the outcomes of this disruption will begin to show up at the checkout line.

CAMP joins a diverse range of civil society organizations in calling for no further concessions to American Big Tech in ongoing trade negotiations.

In a piece for Tech Policy Press, CAMP executive director Keldon Bester lays out what a tech accountability agenda should look like for the new Canadian government.

In a piece for the Globe and Mail, CAMP policy analyst Curtis McCord outlines how Canada's dependence on Big Tech could lead to disruptions of Canada's digital infrastructure.

In the final report of its market study, Canada's Competition Bureau recognizes that the airline market is not delivering for Canadians.

In Corporate Knights, CAMP executive director Keldon Bester discusses monopolies and oligopolies costing Canadians tens of billions every year.

In a volatile geopolitical environment, Canada's dependence on a handful of American firms has become an acute risk to the future of our sovereignty.

Check out CAMP's submission to the European Democracy Shield, an ongoing initiative aimed at protecting and improving the health of our democracies.

CAMP fellow Rachel Wasserman of Wasserman Business Law says law firms should decentralize, not consolidate, to provide good service and keep lower overhead.

With the federal campaign over, effort is shifting from predicting the election’s outcome to what a Liberal government under Mark Carney might actually do.

Amid rising economic uncertainty, a Carney government should double down on competition to protect sovereignty and affordability for Canadians

While the ongoing cost-of-living crisis facing Canadians has been provoked by recent global events, the consolidation of the Canadian food system has been a long-running and strenuous process.

Keldon Bester, Executive Director at CAMP, gives his opinions in the Toronto Star on how big tech — not just Trump tariffs — is now the real threat to Canada’s sovereignty.

Amid the greatest period of economic uncertainty in its history, Canada has the chance to build a more dynamic and resilient anti-monopoly economy.

The prospect of a potential pile-up of U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports has spurred discussion around potentially appeasing the White House by opening our markets to American companies.

January 15, 2025 - By approving Bunge's acquisition of Viterra with conditions, the government continues the ongoing harmful consolidation of Canada's food system.

2024 was another banner year for competition in Canada. With a second round of reforms and the launch of important competition law investigations, Canada is beginning to turn the corner on competition.

December 20, 2024 - After a year of major reform to Canada's competition law, CAMP provides a summary of the good work being done by the Competition Bureau to protect competition and Canadians.

December 17, 2024 - In its submission to the Competition Bureau's study of airline competition, CAMP lays out potential policy directions for a fairer and more competitive travel industry in Canada.

December 5, 2024 - Last week, Canada’s Competition Bureau sued Google, one of the largest companies on the planet, for abusing its dominant position in online advertising, a market that touches nearly every corner of the economy.

November 28, 2024 - After expanding its investigation into Google earlier this year, today the Competition Bureau announced that it is launching legal action against the company for abusing its dominant position in online advertising, inflating the cost of advertising and reducing the revenue going to publishers.

November 19, 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign had featured a close embrace of interest groups such as Big Oil and Big Crypto, as well as Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet.

November 15, 2024 - The Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP) has sent a letter to the Supreme Court of Canada in support of the application for leave to appeal in the Lilleyman v. Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, et al canned tuna price fixing case.

November 13, 2024 - In a new report, CAMP charts the harmful rise of private equity in Canada and how we can create an economy we build up rather than buyout.

November 7, 2024 - In recent years, there has been an increase in dividend recapitalizations, most notably in the private equity industry; these investors are using cash flow (not just profits) to enrich themselves. This is a worrying trend.

October 16, 2024 - In a comprehensive report, CAMP lays out the state of monopoly in the Canadian food system and what can be done to turn the tide.

October 3, 2024 - CAMP fellow, Andrew Paulley explains why a public monopoly could be beneficial to reduce auto insurance premiums in Alberta.

September 13, 2024 - Writing for CAMP, veteran finance executive Andrew Spence lays out why Canadians should reconsider the positive view of Canada's massively profitable banks.

August 15, 2024 - The U.S. District Court’s historic decision finding that Google had abused its monopoly position has been misportrayed by some as an attack by the government on the free market. Far from it. 

August 5, 2024 - The U.S. DOJ's win against Google's search monopoly is the first step in rebalancing power in a critical online market.

August 2, 2024 - In its submission to the federal government's 2025 pre-budget consultation, CAMP advocates for more resources for the enforcement of Canada's competition law.

July 3, 2024 - Unanimity on Parliament Hill is a rarity. Yet in late May, for the second time in six months, the House of Commons came together to support a final swath of landmark changes to the Competition Act, with Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh all voting yes.

June 28, 2024 - CAMP Submission to the Competition Bureau's call for information on competition and the markets for artificial intelligence (AI) and competition.

June 27, 2024 - The investigation into Google’s control of the digital ad market signals a welcome shift toward tackling bigger monopolies more frequently.

June 21, 2024 - Statement from CAMP on the passage of competition law reforms in Bill C-59

June 12, 2024 - For Corporate Knights, CAMP Executive Director Keldon Bester shows how Canada's banking oligopoly is costing Canadians.

June 10, 2024 - Opening statement of CAMP Executive Director Keldon Bester to the House Industry and Technology Committee in support of Bill C-352

May 24, 2024 - CAMP Statement on the Competition Bureau's investigation into anticompetitive practices in Canada's grocery sector.

April 24, 2024 - Competition Bureau finds that Bunge-Viterra will worsen competition for Canada's farmers, but the Minister of Transport has the final call on the deal.

April 11, 2024 - Opening statement of CAMP Executive Director Keldon Bester to the House Finance Committee in support of Bill C-59

April 2, 2024 - To strengthen competition in Canada's financial sector, the federal government must implement consumer-driven banking and then think bigger, according to a report by Fintechs Canada and the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP).

March 28, 2024 - Writing for CAMP, Bryson Masse details what a recent CRTC hearing might mean for the future of internet competition in Canada.

March 21, 2024 - Opening Statement of CAMP Executive Director Keldon Bester to the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance.

March 20, 2024 - C-59 provides material improvements to Canada's competition law. CAMP argues the bill should be passed with a focus on preventing mergers in concentrated markets.

March 19, 2024 - Epic’s conflict with Apple is emblematic of the monopoly problem in digital markets.

2023 - As its first full year of operation, 2023 was a banner year for the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP), securing outsized wins across our advocacy, legislative and communication goals.

January 19, 2024 - Canada is a country that most outsiders think of as polite and well-run, with a national health care service, friendly, and competent.

December 25, 2023 - Canada’s competition law undergoes an important transition from stagnation to rejuvenation.

December 21, 2023 - On Thursday evening the Deputy Prime Minister announced the approval of RBC's takeover of HSBC Canada, allowing an aggressive and consistent competitor in the personal mortgage space to be acquired by the country's largest financial institution.

December 20, 2023 - With the changes to come in C-56 and C-59, Canada has a real shot at moving away from the efficiency-dominated and consolidation friendly approach that has characterized the Competition Act since its 1986 introduction.

December 18, 2023 - Before the House adjourned for the holiday break, Bill C-56 the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act received royal assent and was made law.

November 28, 2023 - Today the federal government released the text of the proposed amendments to the Competition Act hinted at in last week's Fall Economic Statement.

November 28, 2023 - This is an exciting time for competition policy, and CAMP is glad to see parties across parliament putting forward plans to strengthen Canada’s competition law and protect affordability for Canadians.

November 24, 2023 - This week the federal government released the 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES), outlining the government’s economic plan ahead of next year’s budget and providing updates on a number of policy files.

November 21, 2023 – Today the federal government released the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, including a roadmap for the future of the Competition Act with indications of reforms across abuse of dominance, merger enforcement, and consumer protection.

November 17, 2023 - The federal NDP have agreed to support Liberal's Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act on the condition that amendments are made to incorporate elements of the NDP's proposed Bill C-352, which proposed more expansive changes to the Competition Act.

October 20, 2023 - Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre urging Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland to block the proposed takeover of HSBC Canada by RBC is a positive development for Canadians and competition.

October 10, 2023 – This fall, the federal government introduced initial amendments to strengthen Canada's competition law.

September 29, 2023 - Canada’s competition law, the Competition Act, was introduced nearly forty years ago in 1986, and is in urgent need of reform.

September 21, 2023 - Today Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, following the government's announcement last week that they would be introducing interim amendments to the Canada's Competition Act.

September 19, 2023 - Today the federal NDP released the text of their bill, C-352 or the Lowering Prices for Canadians Act, aiming to reform Canada's Competition Act and Competition Act.

September 14, 2023 - Today the Prime Minister announced the government’s intention to introduce material amendments to the Competition Act to help address the ongoing cost of living crisis facing Canadians.

July 7, 2023 - A competitive banking sector is the bedrock of a free, fair and democratic economy, responsible for safekeeping the savings of Canadians, providing pathways to home ownership, and opportunities for entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses.

July 2, 2023 - Just days before Google announced it would be following Meta’s lead in blocking Canadian news content in the wake of Bill C-18′s passing, word came that Nordstar Capital, owners of the Toronto Star and Metroland newspaper chains, had begun talks of a possible combination with Postmedia.

June 19, 2023 – In response to Canada’s news funding law C-18, Meta and Google have threatened to cut off access to Canadian news sources.

June 1, 2023 - The acquisition of HSBC Canada by RBC would remove an aggressive competitor and further entrench an incumbent in Canada’s oligopoly banking market.

March 31, 2023 - Minister Champagne announced his approval of the Rogers-Shaw takeover.

March 17, 2023 -The power of monopolies in Canada has exacerbated an ongoing cost of living crisis, enriched few at the expense of millions, and stifled innovation and creativity in our economy.

February 19, 2023 - In February, antitrust made it into the U.S. President’s State of the Union address for the first time since 1979.

January 11, 2023 - CAMP co-founder Robin Shaban and Smart Prosperity Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow Colleen Kaiser discuss how competition law can be a lever for achieving inclusive growth in the Canadian economy.

December 30, 2022 - The Competition Bureau signaled its intention to appeal the Competition Tribunal’s decision rejecting its challenge of the Rogers-Shaw transaction.

December 30, 2022 - As the Competition Tribunal hearing of Rogers’s acquisition of Shaw came to a close, Chief Justice Paul Crampton made it clear the tribunal would “bend over backwards” to reach a decision as soon as possible.

December 29, 2022 - The Competition Tribunal rejected the Competition Bureau’s request to block the harmful Rogers-Shaw transaction outright.

November 18, 2022 - CAMP celebrates Minister Champagne and the staff of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on their launch of an open consultation on Canada’s Competition Act.