Competition Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-34)
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Act current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2025-06-20. Previous Versions
Marginal note:Reference to Attorney General of Canada
23 (1) The Commissioner may, at any stage of an inquiry under section 10, in addition to or in lieu of continuing the inquiry, remit any records, returns or evidence to the Attorney General of Canada for consideration as to whether an offence has been or is about to be committed against this Act and for such action as the Attorney General of Canada may wish to take.
Marginal note:Prosecution by Attorney General of Canada
(2) The Attorney General of Canada may institute and conduct any prosecution or other criminal proceedings under this Act, and for those purposes may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties and functions conferred by the Criminal Code on the attorney general of a province.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-34, s. 23
- R.S., 1985, c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 24
- 1999, c. 2, s. 37
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