The authors of this paper argue that amid a historic inflationary period that has catalysed a cost-of-living crisis, the potential of competition law amendments that can better govern firm behaviour is garnering considerable and consistent attention from federal political parties in Canada.

This conference report summarises the main findings and discussions from the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth and the Centre for International Governance Innovation’s conference on the valuation of data, held in Ontario, Canada, on 2-3 November 2023.

In January 2023, international and Canadian experts attended a virtual workshop to explore implications of digital data for markets and rethink the policy frameworks underlying those markets. This report presents the key takeaways from their discussion.