Section chiefs in the Justice Department’s antitrust division received a directive on Friday to compile detailed lists of collaborative initiatives with Canadian regulators, with a deadline set for the end of the day. The request, revealed through a newspaper report, underscores a growing emphasis on cross‑border coordination to tackle multinational monopolies and price‑fixing schemes. Officials are expected to outline joint investigations, data‑sharing protocols, and coordinated enforcement actions that could streamline efforts against tech giants and other large corporations operating in both markets. The move signals a tightening of U.S.–Canada cooperation as policymakers aim to strengthen competition policy in an increasingly globalized economy.
Section chiefs in the antitrust division were also instructed in another email on Friday to provide lists outlining areas of cooperation with Canada by the end of the day, according to the newspaper.
