Amazon.ca is abusing dominance in the Canadian market.In a news release, the Bureau said it is “inviting market participants to provide input to inform its civil investigation into conduct by Amazon.” It added that it’s looking into whether Amazon is impacting competition to the “detriment” of consumers and companies in Canada.
Amazon fined $1.1 million by Canada’s competition watchdog The Bureau said its investigation is focusing on whether Amazon.ca, is practising “abuse of dominance” in the Competition Act.This is when a “dominant firm in a market … engages in conduct that is intended to eliminate or discipline a competitor or to deter future entry by new competitors, with the result that competition is prevented or lessened.