(Ottawa) The Competition Bureau of Canada announces that it will undertake a market study on Canadian air transportation.
After doing so for the grocery sector, the Bureau will examine the state of competition in the airline sector and how governments can make improvements.
In such a market study, the Bureau examines barriers to competition in a specific sector, including regulations or policies.
Melissa Fisher, Deputy Commissioner, Mergers Branch, at the Competition Bureau, made the announcement Thursday while testifying before the Commons Standing Committee on Transport, which is studying the state of competition between airlines in the Canada.
Mme Fisher says this will be the first market study under the new powers granted to the agency last December.
The Competition Bureau published such a market study on the grocery sector in Canada in June 2023.