US EditionCanada’s competition commissioner leaving job months before term ends
Matthew Boswell will step down early on Dec. 17, with Jeanne Pratt named acting commissioner to lead Canada’s Competition Bureau overseeing market fairness.
- On Dec. 2, 2025, Canada's competition commissioner Matthew Boswell announced he is leaving about two months before his term ends, The Canadian Press reported.
- Matthew Boswell, Competition Commissioner, joined the Competition Bureau in 2011 and took on the top job in 2018, speaking at Canada's Competition Summit, Oct. 1, 2025, Ottawa.
- Citing `personal reasons`, Boswell announced in a media statement he will end his term on Dec. 17, calling leading the bureau the `greatest honour`.
- Jeanne Pratt, the senior deputy commissioner, will serve as acting commissioner following Boswell's departure from the Competition Bureau, a federal independent law enforcement agency.
- Given the planned February 2026 end, the timing shortens Matthew Boswell, Competition Commissioner’s term, and Jeanne Pratt, acting commissioner, will lead the bureau until a permanent replacement is appointed.
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The Competition Commissioner of Canada leaves his position two months before the end of his term of office.
Canada's competition commissioner leaving job months before term ends
OTTAWA — Canada’s competition commissioner is leaving his post two months before his term comes to an end. Matthew Boswell says in a media statement he will end his term on Dec. 17, for personal reasons, ahead of his planned end date of February 2026. The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency that […]
Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell announces Jeanne Pratt as interim replacement as he prepares to step down - The Wire Report
Boswell, who has served as competition commissioner since 2018, has officially announced he will be stepping down on Dec. 17. The post Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell announces Jeanne Pratt as interim replacement as he prepares to step down appeared first on The Wire Report.
Surprise Exit: Ottawa’s Competition Watchdog Chief Steps Down Early
Canada was set to gain a new Commissioner of Competition in February of next year, but now that looks to be happening sooner rather than later. Matthew Boswell, the current chief, says he will step down from his role on December 17, 2025, a few months before his term was originally set to end. He
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