The Competition Tribunal issued an order requiring Chrysler Canada Ltd. to resume supplying automotive parts to a customer.
When the Director of Investigation and Research believed Chrysler was not complying, a motion was filed for Chrysler to show cause why it should not be held in contempt.
Chrysler objected to the Tribunal's jurisdiction to hear contempt proceedings.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the Competition Tribunal, as an inferior court of record, has jurisdiction over civil contempt for breaches of its orders under Part VIII of the Competition Act, and that this jurisdiction does not violate section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
