ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS — Competition Act

Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy, presented the following report:

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy has the honour to present its

NINTH REPORT

Your committee, to which was referred Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Competition Act, has, in obedience to the order of reference of June 9, 2026, examined the said bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:

1.Clause 2, page 1: Replace lines 9 to 12 with the following:

“tion to improve the state of competition in the market or industry”.

2.Clause 2, page 1: Add the following after line 14:

“(8.1) A recommendation under subsection (8) must not propose the elimination or modification of any requirement, restriction or other measure established or administered under the Food and Drugs Act or any other Act administered by the Minister of Health, or any regulation, rule or order made under such an Act, if the requirement, restriction or other measure is intended to protect the health or safety of Canadians.”.

3.Clause 2, pages 1 and 2:

(a) on page 1, replace lines 22 and 23 with the following:

“is delivered to the head of that institution. The Commissioner must publish the head’s response on the Commissioner’s website.”; and

(b)on page 2,

(i)replace line 4 with the following:

“port is delivered to the head of that institution. The Commissioner must publish the”, and

(ii)replace line 6 with the following:

“to this effect — on the Commissioner’s website.”.

Respectfully submitted,

CLÉMENT GIGNAC

Chair