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I was talking to a director of a mid-size organization last week and heard how overwhelmed the board of directors and management were in trying to come to a consensus on how to deal

The federal government’s recently released 2015 Budget (Budget) indicates that the government will be proposing amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) relating to gender diversity, director elections, shareholder communications and "corporate transparency."

This question was recently considered in the reported decision, Jasper Developments v. York Condominium No. 82, 2022 ONSC 768.

On March 14, 2012, the Honourable Christian Paradis, federal Minister of Industry, announced proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act to lift certain restrictions on foreign ownership in the telecommunications sector.

On Friday March 20, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) provided guidance for issuers that decide to change the date, time or location of their in-person annual general meetings...

The federal government's omnibus budget implementation bill (Bill) received royal assent on June 21, 2019, the last sitting day of the House of Commons and Senate before breaking for the summer.

There has been significant discussion recently in Canada and internationally about the merits of, and methods for, "proxy access", which potentially would increase shareholder involvement in the director nomination process.

On December 31, 2014 the amendments to Regulation 58-101 respecting Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices ("Regulation 58-101") were implemented.

Canada has one of the largest and most vibrant nonprofit and voluntary sectors in the world.

Are the directors of a corporation which has been placed into receivership entitled to retain counsel on behalf of the corporation without prior approval of the Receiver or the court?

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published proposed amendments to Form 51-102F6 "Statement of Executive Compensation " as well as related consequential amendments to NI 51-102 "Continuous Disclosure Obligations" and Forms 58-101F1 and 58-101F2 of National Instrument 58-101 "Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices".

According to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the proportion of board seats held by women at public companies in Canada has gradually increased again for the ninth year in a row.

The CSA will also combine IIROC's and the MFDA's existing investor production funds (IPFs) into an integrated fund that is independent of the New SRO.

Davies Governance Insights 2020 provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends and developments that have shaped the corporate governance landscape and those that are expected to define the next decade.

Following a similar process as in Ontario and Saskatchewan (which you can read about here), earlier this month the New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission (Commission)...

Contested shareholder meetings are often dramatic events which have the potential to result in, among other things, enhanced scrutiny of a board of directors, increased media coverage and litigation.

In this interview with Lexpert, Stephen Pike, a Toronto-based partner at Gowling WLG and co-leader of the firm's Canadian ESG Advisory Services practice.

In 2015, new rules were implemented which require Canadian public companies to disclose, on an annual basis, certain information regarding women in executive positions and on boards.