Matthew Boswell was appointed Commissioner of Competition on March 5, 2019, for a five-year term. Mr. Boswell first joined the Bureau in January 2011 as Associate Deputy Commissioner, Criminal Matters. In 2012, he became Senior Deputy Commissioner, Cartels and Deceptive Marketing Practices. In July 2017, he began a one-year assignment as Senior Deputy Commissioner, Mergers and Monopolistic Practices. As a Senior Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Boswell led numerous merger reviews and directed major investigations targeting criminal cartels, abuse of dominance and deceptive marketing practices. Before joining the Bureau, Mr. Boswell was Senior Litigation Counsel in the Enforcement Branch at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), where he primarily prosecuted securities fraud and related matters. Prior to his work at the OSC, Mr. Boswell was an Assistant Crown Attorney in Toronto with the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario. As a Crown Attorney, he prosecuted all types of criminal offences. Mr. Boswell has also worked in private practice and began his legal career at a Toronto law firm.
2021 Compliance
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Canadian Competition BureauThe Competition Bureau’s initiative consists of a series of podcasts accessible on the Lumiq platform, a video on bid-rigging prevention and a Bulletin. The Bureau provides a variety of resources to help businesses and trade associations prevent anti-competitive conduct. These include information on designing compliance programs adhering to the Competition Act, the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, the Textile Labelling Act and the Precious Metals Marking Act. The website of the Bureau features numerous antitrust compliance materials. Check the Compliance section of the website: https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/home.