20 Apr Pruning Back Overgrown Green Claims in Canada
Two recent developments offer a useful snapshot of where green advertising is heading, although it might not be in the same direction....
06 Jan Competition Bureau Releases Draft Environmental Claims Guidance
Feedback on these proposed enforcement guidelines for green advertising claims can be submitted until February 28, 2025....
22 Jul Competition Bureau Issues new Greenwashing Guidance
The Competition Bureau has published interim guidance with tips for businesses on how to navigate environmental claims in its Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest. This follows the newly-added greenwashing provision in the Competition Act, which was passed into law on June 20, 2024 and requires businesses...
21 Jun Canada Passes Laws Prohibiting Greenwashing
Canada's House of Commons passed Bill C-59, reforming competition law by imposing stricter regulations on green advertising, drip pricing, and ordinary selling price, with some provisions taking immediate effect and others starting on June 20, 2025....