Overview
Josh Zelikovitz is a partner in the Competition and Foreign Investment Group at Goodmans.
Josh advises on all aspects of Canadian competition law, including mergers, behavioural matters and corporate compliance. Josh also advises on mergers subject to the Investment Canada Act and the Canada Transportation Act.
Before joining Goodmans, Josh was a competition law officer with the Competition Bureau, Canada’s competition and antitrust regulator. As a member of the Mergers Directorate, Josh was involved in some of the Bureau’s most significant merger reviews, including in the agriculture, aerospace, natural resources, insurance and manufacturing sectors.
Josh is an expert in merger notification compliance. He previously served as a member of the Merger Intelligence and Notification Unit, advising merging parties and federal public servants on the merger notification compliance requirements of the Competition Act.
He has been recommended by The Legal 500 Canada for his work in competition law.
Featured Work
Canadian M&A Competition Clearances
- WestJet in its acquisition of Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations, notably including clearances under the Canada Transportation Act
- Chord Energy, in its USD $3.7 billion acquisition of Enerplus, including clearance under the Investment Canada Act
- Welltower, in its $885 million acquisition of 12 seniors’ retirement residences in Quebec
- BDT & Company, in its merger with MSD Partners, LP
- Forum Energy Technologies, in its acquisition of Variperm
- HudBay Minerals, in its acquisition of Copper Mountain Mining
- Uber Freight, in its USD $2.25 billion acquisition of Transplace
- Revera, in its joint venture with Harrison Street in respect of luxury retirement living communities
Behavioural Matters
- pharmaceutical industry clients in defence of allegations of agreements among competitors by the Competition Bureau
- a Canadian client in defence of allegations of misleading representations by the Competition Bureau
- a mining industry client demonstrating its compliance with undertakings under the Investment Canada Act
- an agriculture industry client in respect of the competition aspects of a strategic joint venture
Awards & Recognition
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The Legal 500 Recommended, Competition and Antitrust 2024
Credentials
Credentials
- University of Windsor, J.D., 2015
- Queen's University, B.A., 2010
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canada Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
Call to Bar
- 2016 Ontario
Insights
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Competition and Foreign Investment
The Investment Canada Act in Rapidly Changing Times
The decision of the U.S. government to at least temporarily impose 25% tariffs on most Canadian exports raises novel questions about the treatment of U.S. investments into Canada. This update… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Competition Bureau Continues Enforcement Against Restrictive Covenants in Grocery Leases
The Competition Bureau announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement with Empire Company (the parent company of Sobeys, IGA and others grocery chains) to remove a ‘property control’ that… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
The Cineplex Decision – A New Chapter Opens in Canadian Competition Law
The Competition Tribunal released its reasons in Commissioner v. Cineplex on October 3, 2024. It is the first decision under the Competition Act’s “drip pricing” misleading advertising provision… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Canadian Government’s Approval of Glencore/Teck and a Ministerial Statement Signals Muscular New Standards for Investment Canada Act Undertakings and Metals and Minerals Transactions
Executive SummaryA recent approval under the Investment Canada Act (“ICA”), and a policy statement by the Minister, signals important developments for investors into Canada, including:The… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
The Public Competition Enforcement Review 16th Edition - Canada Chapter
Michael Koch, David Rosner, Josh Zelikovitz and Jon Wall co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Public Competition Enforcement Review 16th Edition.The Public Competition… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Canada Substantially Overhauls Merger Control Standards and Procedures
The Government of Canada proposes a number of new amendments to the Competition Act (the “Act”) that will make it easier for the Competition Bureau to challenge mergers. This follows the Government’s…
News & Events
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Competition and Foreign Investment
Josh Zelikovitz at the CBA Competition Law Spring Conference
Goodmans partner Josh Zelikovitz will be speaking at the CBA Competition Law Spring Conference on Thursday, May 8, 2025.Josh will discuss the role of structural presumptions in Competition Bureau… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Josh Zelikovitz quoted in "Ottawa reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September", The Globe and Mail
In an article published in The Globe and Mail, Josh Zelikovitz shares his insights in “Ottawa reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September”."Josh Zelikovitz, a lawyer at… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Continues to Receive Top Tier Recognition from The Legal 500 Canada
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2024 Guide released today. Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on…