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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. today published the annual updates to its Canadian Corporate Governance Policy. The policy provides proxy voting recommendations, based on corporate governance factors, for securityholder meetings occurring on or after February 1, 2011.

The new British Columbia Societies Act (the "Act") came into force on November 28, 2016. Existing B.C. Societies will have until November 28, 2018 to transition under the new Act.

Being Alert To The Risk Of Financial Distress – And Prepared To Take Prompt Action To Address It – Is A Key Responsibility Of Every Organization's ...

In October 2020, we reported that the Ontario government had proposed amendments to Ontario's Business Corporations Act (the "OBCA")...

The raw data was obtained from publicly available information filed on SEDAR and includes information about the corporate governance of 722 TSX-listed issuers...

In this video from Trending2014: An M&A Series, partner Eva Bellissimo discusses corporate governance trends.

In a positive development since our earlier bulletin, the U.S. House and Senate have decided to retain the exemptions from obligations imposed under section 16 of the Securities...

Many private companies that are required to issue financial statements in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles will be required to adopt Canadian Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011.

In a recent article for Lexpert.ca, author Jonathan Feldman discusses the state of shareholder activism in Canada and delves into what's top-of-mind for him as we head into the 2024 proxy season.

Brian Radnoff provides a basic overview of some things all corporate officers and directors need to know about defamation and how it can affect them.

We recommend that corporations have qualification and disqualification provisions in their by-laws.

The Government of Ontario recently introduced Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 to reduce regulatory burdens and remove barriers to economic growth...

This was a decision in a class proceeding against SNC-Lavalin and its directors and officers by shareholders who alleged misrepresentations in secondary market disclosure documents.

When is a board of directors permitted to withhold information from one of its members? Although the Canadian corporate statutes generally grant directors a blanket right to inspect board and committee minutes...

With today’s unforgiving economy, the topic of risk management of major programs, as well as the maturity of general project management within an organization, is dominating discussion among senior management, executive leadership and boards.

Chapter 3 of Davies Governance Insights 2020

Canadian public companies remain under sustained pressure to improve gender diversity.