Can a non-competitive covenant (as it is described) be enforceable?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ensign Drilling Inc. v. Lundle, 2007 ABQB 357 (CanLII):

In McAllister v. Cardinal, action was brought for a declaration that a non-competitive covenant (as it was described) given by the defendant to the plaintiff as part of a sale transaction was valid for an injunction restraining its breach.

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