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Competition Bureau Secures Binding Deal Ending Empire Grocery Restrictions

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Competition Bureau secured a binding consent agreement with Empire Co. Ltd. to end restrictive covenants.
Empire must limit exclusivity clauses that block competing grocery tenants.
Empire must consider and respond to requests to delete existing property restrictions from leases.
The agreement is registered with the Competition Tribunal and is enforceable.
Interim commissioner Jeanne Pratt said the deal removes barriers and will support new grocery entry.

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Competition Bureau secured a binding consent agreement with Empire Co. Ltd. to end restrictive covenants.
Empire must limit exclusivity clauses that block competing grocery tenants.
Empire must consider and respond to requests to delete existing property restrictions from leases.
The agreement is registered with the Competition Tribunal and is enforceable.
Interim commissioner Jeanne Pratt said the deal removes barriers and will support new grocery entry.