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Q1: Please indicate whether you are involved in your company´s or organization´s decision making in any of the following areas?
Q2: Which of the following best describes the organization you work for?
Q3N: Approximately, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff does your company or organization currently employ in total?
Q3: Approximately, how many full-time staff (FTE) does your company or organization currently employ in total?
Q4: Do you work for a company or organization that operates in at least two countries other than Canada?
Q5: Which of the following provinces or territories do you work in?
Q6: Can you name the organization responsible for enforcing federal competition laws and labelling laws (except as it relates to food products)?
Q7: Please indicate how aware you are, if at all, of the following activities. Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all aware' and 5 means 'Very aware'. Price-fixing, bid-rigging, collusion
Q8: Please indicate how aware you are, if at all, of the following activities. Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all aware' and 5 means 'Very aware'. Misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices
Q9: Please indicate how aware you are, if at all, of the following activities. Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all aware' and 5 means 'Very aware'. Mass-marketing fraud
Q10: Please indicate how aware you are, if at all, of the following activities. Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all aware' and 5 means 'Very aware'. Abuse of dominance (monopolization)
Q11: Please indicate how aware you are, if at all, of the following activities. Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all aware' and 5 means 'Very aware'. Consumer packaging and textile labelling, and marking of precious metals
Q12: Please indicate how aware you are, if at all, of the following activities. Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all aware' and 5 means 'Very aware'. Mergers and acquisitions
Q13: Please indicate how aware you are, if at all, of the following activities. Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all aware' and 5 means 'Very aware'. Wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements
Q14: Canada has laws to protect consumers and businesses against activities that could significantly hinder innovation and competition, reduce choice of products or services, or raise prices. How important is it to your organization, if at all, that these
Q15: Please indicate how familiar you are, if at all, with each of the following laws. A federal law called the Competition Act that governs most business conduct in Canada with the purpose of maintaining and encouraging competition and ensuring that busi
Q16: Please indicate how familiar you are, if at all, with each of the following laws. A federal law called the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act that requires that prepackaged consumer products (excluding food) have accurate and meaningful labelling i
Q17: Please indicate how familiar you are, if at all, with each of the following laws. A federal law called the Textile Labelling Act that requires that textile articles, such as clothing, have accurate and meaningful labelling information
Q18: Please indicate how familiar you are, if at all, with each of the following laws. A federal law called the Precious Metals Marking Act that covers the requirements for the marking of precious metals such as gold and silver
Q19: For the same list of laws, please indicate whether each is relevant or not to your company. A federal law called the Competition Act that governs most business conduct in Canada with the purpose of maintaining and encouraging competition and ensuring
Q20: For the same list of laws, please indicate whether each is relevant or not to your company. A federal law called the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act that requires that prepackaged consumer products (excluding food) have accurate and meaningful l
Q21: For the same list of laws, please indicate whether each is relevant or not to your company. A federal law called the Textile Labelling Act that requires that textile articles, such as clothing, have accurate and meaningful labelling information
Q22: For the same list of laws, please indicate whether each is relevant or not to your company. A federal law called the Precious Metals Marking Act that covers the requirements for the marking of precious metals such as gold and silver
Q23: If you need general information about competition law or compliance with any of these Acts, who or what would you consult?
Q24: How familiar are you, if at all, with the Competition Bureau? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means 'Not at all familiar' and 5 means 'Very familiar.'
Q25: Which statement better reflects your knowledge of the Competition Bureau before completing this survey?
Q26: Over the past year, do you recall seeing or hearing anything about the Competition Bureau?
Q27: Below is a list of cases pursued by the Competition Bureau. For each of the following, please indicate if you recall seeing or hearing about it.
Q28: Below is a list of activities and publications by the Competition Bureau. For each of the following, please indicate if you recall seeing or hearing about it.
Q29: Below is a list of Competition Bureau activities and publications. Please indicate all the ones, if any, that are of interest to you.
Q30: Using the list below, please indicate the ones, if any that have had an impact on your behaviour or work.
Q31: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. Updates on the Bureau´s major enforcement cases
Q32: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The annual Fraud Prevention Month campaign
Q33: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The Little Black Book of Scams
Q34: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The Competition Bureau´s competition promotion work with regulators and poli
Q35: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The Competition Bureau´s publication called the Deceptive Marketing Practice
Q36: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The Competition Bureau´s Business alerts
Q37: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The Competition Bureau Corporate guidance on compliance programs and/or comp
Q38: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The Competition Bureau´s enforcement guidance documents
Q39: You indicated that each of the following have had an impact on your behaviour or work. For each, please indicate what type of impact it had using the drop-down menu provided. The Competition Bureau´s Immunity and Leniency Programs
Q40: Are there any other activities or publications by the Competition Bureau that have affected the way your company makes decisions?
Q41: In that case, how did the Competition Bureau impact your behaviour?
Q42: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Enforcing the laws against anti-competitive behaviour
Q43: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Ensuring Canadian businesses can thrive and innovate in the digital marketplace
Q44: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Addressing the competition issues associated with the digital transformations taking place in the marketplace
Q45: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Providing Canadian businesses with Business alerts containing useful information on deceptive marketing practices, misleading advertising and scams
Q46: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Helping Canadian businesses understand how to be compliant with Canada´s competition and labelling laws
Q47: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Educating Canadians on how to recognize anti-competitive behaviours, such as price-fixing and misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices
Q48: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Educating Canadians on how to report suspected anti-competitive activities to the Competition Bureau
Q49: In your opinion, how is the Competition Bureau doing at each of the following? Enabling businesses to develop their own compliance measures
Q50: Have you ever contacted the Competition Bureau?
Q51: How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q52: Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q53: Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied have you been with the contact that you have had with the Competition Bureau?
Q54: Why were you dissatisfied?
Q55: Have you ever had any in-person contact with the Competition Bureau, such as at a tradeshow, conference or outreach event?
Q56: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I had heard of activities the Competition Bureau does, but I was not aware they were involved
Q57: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I am interested in hearing, reading or seeing more from the Competition Bureau
Q58: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I believe the Competition Bureau´s enforcement and labelling law guidelines are clear
Q59: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I believe the Competition Bureau´s work is beneficial to the economy
Q60: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I would trust information provided by the Competition Bureau
Q61: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I am confident the company I work for is compliant with competition and labelling laws
Q62: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I know how to find out whether the company I work for is compliant with competition and labelling laws
Q63: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I am aware of the requirements needed to submit a Merger Notification to the Competition Bureau
Q64: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I could recognize anti-competitive behaviours
Q65: What additional information, if any, would you like to receive from the Competition Bureau?
Q66: What method of communication would you prefer if you were to receive information about and from the Competition Bureau?
Q67: Now that you know more about the Competition Bureau, in which sectors of the economy should the Bureau focus its work? You may select up to three that apply.
Q68: Prior to taking this survey, had you read, seen or heard anything about changes to the Competition Act introduced in Parliament in the fall of 2023?
Q69: On December 15, 2023, important amendments to the Competition Act became law. What impact, if any, do you think these changes will have in each of the following areas? The range of choices available to consumers
Q70: On December 15, 2023, important amendments to the Competition Act became law. What impact, if any, do you think these changes will have in each of the following areas? The affordability of items such as groceries
Q71: In which of the following provinces or territories does your organization have operations?
Q72: Which of the following best describes the industry or sector you work in? If you are active in more than one sector, please identify the main sector.
Q73: From the list of descriptors below, please indicate the ones that apply to your company.
Q74: Please indicate your gender.