Section 29.1 — Competition Act: Communication to Minister of Transport

Notwithstanding subsection 29(1), the Commissioner may, if requested to do so by the Minister of Transport in accordance with subsection (3), communicate or allow to be communicated to that Minister any information referred to in subsection (2) that is specifically requested by that Minister. The information that may be communicated under this section is the identity of any person from whom information was obtained under this Act; any information obtained in the course of an inquiry under section 10 or 10.1; any information obtained under section 11, 15, 16 or 114; any information obtained under any of sections 53.71 to 53.81 of the Canada Transportation Act ; any information obtained from a person requesting a certificate under section 102; whether notice has been given or information supplied in respect of a particular proposed transaction under section 114; and any information collected, received or generated by or on behalf of the Commissioner, including compilations and analyses. Requests under this section must be in writing and must specify the information referred to in any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (f) that is required; and state that the Minister of Transport requires the information for the purposes of section 53.1 or 53.2 or any of sections 53.71 to 53.81 of the Canada Transportation Act and identify the transaction being considered under that section. The information communicated under subsection (1) may be used only for the purposes of section 53.1 or 53.2 or any of sections 53.71 to 53.81, as the case may be, of the Canada Transportation Act . No person who performs or has performed duties or functions in the administration or enforcement of the Canada Transportation Act shall communicate or allow to be communicated to any other person any information communicated under subsection (1), except to persons who perform duties or functions under section 53.1 or 53.2 or any of sections 53.71 to 53.81 of that Act.