Canada is full of monopolies in major industries. See below

Part of the issue is Canadians themselves. I know a number of business owners who've complained that they offer superior products/services with better prices but Canadian consumers (including B2B) are loyal and don't shop around. This is very different than American customers by comparison. Canadians just prefer comfort at a cost and dislike change.

You can try to promote competition as much as you want but culturally, Canadians aren't very suitable for it. There's 0 reason for Canadians to bank with RBC and pay $10 in banking fees a month when a local credit union will cost them $0 in fees for the same service yet most Canadians have a bank account with RBC. You can't fix stupid.
 
Don't forget the dairy, poultry maple syrup cartels.
And these labour monopolies:

UnionDescriptionEstimated Members
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)Largest union in Canada; represents workers in health care, education, municipalities, and public services.800,000
National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)Represents provincial public sector workers across multiple components.450,000
UniforCanada's largest private sector union; covers auto, media, energy, and other industries.320,000
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW)Focuses on retail, food processing, health care, and hospitality.250,000
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)Represents federal public service workers, including border services and agencies.245,000
United Steelworkers (USW) CanadaMajor private sector union in steel, mining, manufacturing, and more.225,000
Total Estimated Members: 2,290,000

There's also only CN / CPKC for 95% of railway freight.
 
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