Section 77 of the Competition Act only
prohibits tied selling when it is engaged by a major supplier or is widespread in the market, and therefore likely to have an anti-competition effect.
Not exact matches
One example of this might be in the regulation of
tied selling by banks, with the
prohibited activity of making the purchase of one product conditional on another, as differentiated by bundling and relationship pricing used to create incentives to purchase multiple products.
Exclusive dealing,
tied selling, and market restriction are not illegal in Canada unless they harm competition, in which case the Tribunal can issue an injunction
prohibiting the practice under a specific provision (s. 77).