Federal Court orders Google to surrender records to government investigation of advertising dominance 'harm'

Bureau says its nearly four-year investigation has expanded into possible unfair advantages and 'predatory pricing' by Google

Canada’s Competition Bureau is expanding its investigation into the advertising practices of tech giant Google after an order granted this week by the Federal Court requiring the tech giant to hand over records relevant to its dominance in the online ad market.

On Thursday, the Competition Bureau obtained a court order to determine if Google had taken part in what it described as “certain practices that harm competition in the online display advertising industry in Canada.”