On November 28th local time, the Canadian Competition Agency issued a statement stating that it is taking legal action against Google for its anti competitive practices in online advertising technology services in Canada.
The statement stated that the investigation found that as Canada's largest online advertising technology provider, Google abused its market dominance by implementing anti competitive behavior, preventing competition from rivals, suppressing innovation, raising advertising costs, and reducing revenue for distribution agencies.
The Canadian Competition Authority stated that they have filed an application with the competition court, requesting Google to sell two advertising technology tools, pay fines, and prohibit Google from continuing to engage in anti competitive behavior.
The statement states that the final decision on the event lies with the competition court.