Towards an efficiencies standard that benefits Canadians
This commentary offers an alternative economics-based rationale for the adoption of a consumer welfare standard for the assessment of mergers under Section 96...
A 40-year track record.
CRA’s international antitrust and competition economics team has provided expert testimony and economic analysis in many landmark competition and regulatory cases in Canada. Our experts in Canada include former senior officials with the Competition Bureau and academics noted for their contributions to the law and economics literature.
With extensive experience in proceedings before major regulatory agencies across the globe, CRA is the clear standard for your most critical cases. Our work in Canada encompasses a broad range of matters involving, among other issues:
- Abuse of dominance
- Class certification
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Monopsony
- Price fixing
- Vertical restraints
Engagements
- 01CRA expert testifies in $15 billion telecommunications mergerOn December 1, 2022, Professor Mark Zmijewski testified before Canada’s Competition Tribunal regarding the $15 billion telecommunications merger between Rogers...View engagement
- 02Margaret Sanderson testifies for Parrish & Heimbecker in its merger win before the Canadian Competition TribunalCRA expert and Global Antitrust & Competition Practice Leader, Margaret Sanderson, testified on behalf of Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H) before the Canadian...View engagement
- 03Economic impacts of accelerated 5G deployment and adoption in CanadaThe authors advised telecommunications company SES and wrote a report submitted to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) providing...View engagement
Meet our team
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Margaret SandersonVice President, Practice Leader of Antitrust and Competition Economics
Toronto
+1-416-413-4071 msanderson@crai.com![]()
Upcoming events
Annual CRA Brussels Conference 2023
The Annual CRA Brussels Conference returns to the Steigenberger Wiltcher’s Hotel on Wednesday 6 December 2023. This year’s conference will address the state...
13th Annual GCR Live: Law Leaders Global Conference
CRA is a proud sponsor of the event. Margaret Sanderson co-chairs the conference, giving opening and closing remarks. Raphaël De Coninck is a panelist during...
Recent events
CBA Competition Law Fall Conference
CRA is a proud sponsor of the networking reception during the conference. Margaret Sanderson is a speaker during the lunch plenary session titled “Women in...
CBA In Conversation with the Bureau’s New Chief Economist: Exploring Current Topics in Canadian Competition Policy
Margaret Sanderson moderates the session as the new Competition Bureau Chair discusses issues and answers questions related to current topics in Canadian...