The Competition Bureau is seeking public comment on its merger enforcement guidelines, which describe how the Bureau analyzes a proposed merger.

The revised guidelines address legal and economic developments in competition law since the guidelines were published in 1991.

For example, the new guidlelines explain the bureau’s current approach to market definition, more fully describe the bureau’s analysis of the competitive effects arising from a merger, and reflect the current law on efficiencies as provided in section 96 of the Competition Act.

In a news release, the bureau said is committed to developing enforcement and educational tools through an open and transparent process.

Comments on the revised guidelines are due by May 25.