Canada’s competitive landscape is at a pivotal moment. Few understand the stakes for our economy and the future of a competitive Canada better than Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition at the Competition Bureau of Canada.
Join Canadian Club Toronto on September 11 for a dynamic evening with Commissioner Boswell in conversation with Umang Khandelwal. Together, they will explore what’s changing, what’s at risk, and what lies ahead as major reforms to the Competition Act take shape and powerful new enforcement tools come into play. This timely discussion will offer insights into how competition policy shapes innovation, productivity, and growth — and what it all means for Canada’s economic future.
Presented in partnership with The Dais.
Matthew Boswell
Commissioner of Competition at Competition Bureau Canada
Matthew Boswell was appointed Commissioner of Competition on March 5, 2019, for a five-year term. He was reappointed for a two-year term, effective February 27, 2024.
Mr. Boswell first joined the Bureau in January 2011 as Associate Deputy Commissioner, Criminal Matters. In 2012, he became Senior Deputy Commissioner, Cartels and Deceptive Marketing Practices. In July 2017, he began a one-year assignment as Senior Deputy Commissioner, Mergers and Monopolistic Practices.
As a Senior Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Boswell led numerous merger reviews and directed major investigations targeting criminal cartels, abuse of dominance and deceptive marketing practices.
Before joining the Bureau, Mr. Boswell was Senior Litigation Counsel in the Enforcement Branch at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), where he primarily prosecuted securities fraud and related matters.
Prior to his work at the OSC, Mr. Boswell was an Assistant Crown Attorney in Toronto with the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario. As a Crown Attorney, he prosecuted all types of criminal offences.
Mr. Boswell has also worked in private practice and began his legal career at a Toronto law firm.
Umang Khandelwal
Antitrust/Competition Lawyer, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Umang is a lawyer at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, specializing in competition law and foreign investment review. She provides strategic counsel to multinational and domestic clients across sectors on the full range of Canadian antitrust/competition and consumer protection matters, including mergers, criminal and civil investigations, misleading advertising and general compliance. In her foreign investment review practice, Umang advises on national security, net benefit and cultural sector reviews under the Investment Canada Act, and Canadian ownership and control laws. Umang is also a non-governmental adviser to the International Competition Network, an organization of international competition agencies devoted to promoting convergence and best practices in competition law enforcement and policy.
Early in her legal career, Umang was a law clerk to the Honourable Andrew D. Little, Chair of the Competition Tribunal, at the Federal Court in Ottawa. She has worked as a case officer on abuse of dominance investigations at the Competition Bureau, and on the landmark amendments to the Competition Act as special advisor to the Deputy Commissioner.
