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After more than 16 months of research, Davies is releasing its discussion paper entitled The Quality of the Shareholder Vote in Canada.

On November 12, Canadian securities regulators in Ontario, British Columbia, Québec, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia published Multilateral Staff Notice 51‑359

Stikeman Elliott can assist with the secure and confidential collection of enhanced diversity information from directors and senior management for the purposes of annual proxy circular disclosure.

Effective February 10, 2021 Teranga Gold Corporation ("Teranga" or the "Company") (TSX: TGZ) (OTCQX:TGCDF) announced that Endeavour Mining Corporation (TSX: EDV) had acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities.

The former CEO of Imperial Parking Canada Corporation ("Impark") was recently ordered by the BC Supreme Court to repay $1.2 million he received in severance pay after he was found to have breached his fiduciary duties to Impark.

These decisions reviewed the appropriate terms for a post-judgment, worldwide Mareva injunction following a successful suit by First Majestic Silver Corp.

In July 2013, we reported that the Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure was proposing to recover costs incurred by the Crown from former directors and officers of forfeited property of dissolved corporations.

On October 28, 2013, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal accepted Minutes of Settlement in the Baker v. MOE case, resolving the clean-up order issued against former directors and officers of Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. (the "Directors and Officers").

The bulk of Canada's anti-spam law, known colloquially as CASL, came into force on July 1, 2014. CASL sets out strict rules for a variety of online behaviours and is considered the strictest...

Under the Corporations Information Act (Ontario), corporations are required to file an Annual Return with the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (the "Ministry") within...

In proxy contests earlier this year involving the boards of Agrium Inc. and Hess Corporation, the compensation by activist shareholders of their proposed director nominees was heavily criticized both by the target boards and by third party commentators.

Corporate leaders in Canada face an increasingly complex web of legal, regulatory and reputational risks that demand careful navigation. This comprehensive examination reveals how directors' and officers' liability has evolved, encompassing traditional fiduciary duties alongside emerging challenges in cybersecurity, AI governance, climate disclosures and supply chain management. Understanding these exposures and the available protections through indemnification and insurance has become essential for effecti

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP represented Aberdeen and certain of its directors and officers in this matter.

We are delighted that our first contributor to the Powerful Women series is corporate law and governance expert, Professor Anita Anand.

The Ontario Superior Court has held that claims made insurance policies issued to directors and officers upon a company filing for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c C-36 (the CCAA) could not provide coverage for past unpaid wages and benefits that were the subject of a class proceeding that was scheduled for trial only months after the CCAA filing.

As of July 5, 2021, corporations incorporated under Ontario's Business Corporations Act will no longer be required to have at least 25% of directors be resident Canadians.

Organizations with few governance participants, either because they are small or because they are controlled by a small group, sometimes wonder if they may operate with only a board.