Matthew Boswell

Matthew Boswell was appointed interim commissioner of competition for up to one year beginning May 31, 2018. He joined the Competition Bureau in 2011 and became a senior deputy commissioner in 2012. He has led numerous merger reviews and directed major investigations targeting criminal cartels, abuse of dominance and deceptive marketing practices. Prior to joining the bureau, he prosecuted securities fraud as a senior litigation counsel at the Ontario Securities Commission and prosecuted all types of criminal offences as an assistant Crown attorney in Toronto.