Motion for a confidentiality order granted to protect commercially sensitive information obtained during a Competition Act inquiry.
The Commissioner of Competition brought a motion under Rule 151 of the Federal Courts Rules to seal certain commercially sensitive information related to an inquiry under the Competition Act concerning Rogers's marketing of mobile wireless telecommunication services.
The Court applied the test from Sierra Club and found that the open court principle posed a serious risk to important public interests in the confidentiality of the merger review process and in preventing harm to Rogers's competitive position.
The motion was granted, allowing the targeted redaction of information in the application record.
