The current Commissioner of Competition is Matthew Boswell, who was appointed on March 5, 2019, for a five-year term.

Boswell previously served as Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition before being appointed to his current position.

[6][4] This role falls under the Bureau's Mergers and Monopolistic Practices Branch, headed by a Senior Deputy Commissioner.

"[4] Under the Competition Act, it is a criminal offence to engage in an illegal agreement (such as price fixing, market allocation, bid-rigging), cartel, or conspiracy.

[10] This role falls under the Competition Promotion Branch, which is headed by a Deputy Commissioner, tasked with "encouraging the adoption of pro-competition positions, policies, and behaviours by businesses, consumers, regulators, government and international partners."

[4] Also within this branch is the International Affairs Directorate, which establishes working relationships with foreign competition law agencies and tribunals.