Competition Tribunal
Tribunal de la concurrence
Citation: Commissioner of Competition v Google Canada Corporation and Google LLC, 2025 Comp Trib 1 File No.: CT-2024-010 Registry Document No.: 18
IN THE MATTER OF the Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34, as amended; AND IN THE MATTER OF certain conduct of Google Canada Corporation and Google LLC relating to the supply of online advertising technology services in Canada;
AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the Commissioner of Competition for one or more orders pursuant to section 79 of the Competition Act;
BETWEEN:
Commissioner of Competition (applicant)
and Google Canada Corporation and Google LLC (respondents)
Decided on the basis of the written record. Before: Mr. Justice Andrew D. Little (Chairperson) Date of order: February 27, 2025
ORDER GRANTING AN EXTENSION OF TIME [1] FURTHER TO an application filed by the Commissioner of Competition (“Commissioner”) on November 28, 2024, against Google Canada Corporation and Google LLC (together, “Google”) under section 79 of the Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34;
[2] AND FURTHER TO an Order dated December 20, 2024, which granted Google an extension of the period of time to serve and file its response under Rule 38 to February 14, 2025;
[3] AND UPON BEING ADVISED that on or about February 25, 2025, the Commissioner sent Google a Demand for Particulars in respect of Google’s response; and that Google expects to provide a response to the Demand for Particulars within the next 7 to 10 days;
[4] AND FURTHER TO an informal motion from the Commissioner dated February 26, 2025, seeking an extension of the period of time to serve and file his reply under Rule 39 until two weeks after Google has served and filed its response to the Demand for Particulars;
[5] AND FURTHER TO a case management conference held on February 27, 2025, in which the Commissioner reiterated and further explained his request for an extension of time;
[6] AND CONSIDERING that Rule 5 of the Competition Tribunal Rules states that time limits prescribed by these Rules may only be extended by an order or a direction of a judicial member;
[7] AND CONSIDERING the consent of Google to an extension of the period of time for the Commissioner to serve and file its reply until two weeks after Google has served and filed its response to the Commissioner’s Demand for Particulars;
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT: [8] The period of time for the Commissioner to serve and file his reply under Rule 39 is extended until two weeks after Google has served and filed its response to the Commissioner’s Demand for Particulars.
[9]
There is no costs order for this motion.
DATED at Ottawa, this 27 th day of February 2025. SIGNED on behalf of the Tribunal by the Chairperson.
(s) Andrew D. Little
COUNSEL OF RECORD: For the applicant: Commissioner of Competition Alexander M. Gay Donald Houston John Syme Ian Clarke Katherine Rydel
For the respondent: Google Canada Corporation and Google LLC
Kent E. Thomson Elisa K. Kearney Chenyang Li
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