Canada’s antitrust watchdog expands probe into Google’s ad services

Canada’s antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it had obtained a court order to gather information and advance an ongoing investigation into Google’s online advertising services in the country.

The Competition Bureau Canada opened an investigation in 2020 to probe whether the Alphabet-owned search engine giant had engaged in practices that harm competition in Canada’s online ads industry.

It has now expanded that investigation to examine Google’s advertising technology services and if the U.S.-based firm was using predatory pricing, the bureau said in a statement.