OTTAWA — Canada’s Competition Bureau says it will begin a market study focused on the Canadian airline sector.
It will look into the state of competition in the airline industry and how governments can make improvements.
In a market study, the bureau examines barriers to competition, such as regulations or policies, within a specific sector.
Melissa Fisher, a deputy commissioner with the bureau, made the announcement while testifying in front of a parliamentary committee studying airline competition in Canada.
She said the bureau will look at improving competition for “the benefit of domestic air passengers as well as the workers and entrepreneurs who enable these services.”
Fisher cited “recent events that have raised questions about the state of competition in the airline sector.”
The committee launched its study after Lynx Air folded in February, Conservative MP Ryan Williams noted.
It was at least the eighth budget airline to shut…
