Competition & Antitrust Compliance Policy
Why This Matters
Fair competition creates better outcomes for everyone - driving innovation, improving quality, and delivering value. Anti-competitive conduct harms customers, stifles innovation, and undermines market integrity. Competition law violations carry severe consequences including criminal prosecution, significant fines, imprisonment, and irreparable damage to our reputation and relationships. We compete based on the merit of our work, not through collusion or market manipulation.
What We're Committed To
- Full legal compliance - We comply with all applicable competition and antitrust laws including the Canadian Competition Act and competition laws in jurisdictions where we operate
- Independent decision-making - All pricing, bidding, market strategy, and customer decisions are made independently without coordination with competitors
- No competitor coordination - We do not share competitively sensitive information with competitors including prices, costs, margins, customer lists, strategic plans, or market allocation intentions
- Bid integrity - We respond to tenders and RFPs independently, without coordination with other bidders or arrangements to manipulate competitive processes
- Legitimate intelligence - We obtain competitor information only through proper means including public sources, published materials, and legitimate market research
- Fair dealing - We compete on the merits of our services, expertise, and value - not through deceptive practices, disparagement, or market manipulation
- Information protection - We safeguard competitively sensitive information and ensure it is not inadvertently shared in industry forums, associations, or casual conversations
How We Work
Apply professional judgment when engaging with industry peers, attending conferences, or participating in trade associations. Be cautious in any setting where competitors are present - avoid discussions about pricing, customers, market strategies, or business plans. If a conversation turns to sensitive topics, speak up to redirect it or excuse yourself. Compete vigorously but fairly, based on the quality and value of our work. Your expertise guides your competitive strategy - our standards define what's prohibited.
When to Escalate
Contact CEO and Legal Counsel immediately if:
- A competitor proposes or suggests any form of coordination on pricing, customers, or markets
- You observe or suspect bid rigging or market allocation arrangements
- Industry discussions turn to competitively sensitive topics
- You receive requests to share or coordinate on competitive information
- You're uncertain whether conduct or information sharing raises competition law concerns