Besides the changes to the merger review process, there were a number of other changes to the Competition Act, including amendments to the conspiracy provision. By increasing penalties for criminal conduct, these amendments create a more effective criminal enforcement regime for the most egregious forms of cartel agreements, without discouraging firms from engaging in potentially beneficial alliances, joint ventures, and other collaborations.
En plus des changements accordés au processus d'examen des fusions, le projet de loi C-10 a donné lieu à plusieurs autres changements visant la Loi sur la concurrence, dont des modifications des dispositions sur les complots qui permettent de réagir plus efficacement aux formes les plus abusives d'ententes collusoires, sans dissuader les entreprises de prendre part à des alliances, des coentreprises ou d'autres formes de collaboration potentiellement bénéfiques.