Fair Trading Commission

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is an independent Statutory Agency established pursuant to the Fair-Trading Act 2006. It is the third competition agency established in the CARICOM region and is one of the more than one hundred competition agencies that are presently functioning globally. Its objectives are to:

• Ensure that all legitimate business enterprises have an equal opportunity to participate in the economy.
• Prevent Anti-competitive conduct while at the same time complementing other policies that promote competition.
• Maintain and encourage free and fair competition.
• Raise awareness of the benefits of competition through advocacy.
• Provide guidance on how to comply with the law.

The FTC seeks to create and maintain a fairer Trinidad and Tobago for all which will be characterized by vigorous competition with the result being high quality goods and services being provided at competitive prices. The FTC prides itself in being a transparent and accountable agency that encourages the maintenance and promotion of free and fair competition in the conduct of business in Trinidad and Tobago. Our objectives include:

1. Ensuring that all legitimate business enterprises have an equal opportunity to participate in the economy
2. Preventing anti-competitive conduct while at the same time complementing policies that promote competition
3. Raising awareness of the benefits of competition
4. Exhibiting a high level of integrity and intellect

Our Mission
To create an economy that is characterized by fairness and vigorous competition with the result being, high quality goods and services being provided at competitive prices.

Our Vision
To protect and maintain free and fair competition in the conduct of business in Trinidad and Tobago.

Our Mandate
To promote, protect and maintain effective competition and to ensure that competition is not distorted, restricted or prevented in the Trinidad and Tobago market.

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