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  • Article

    Supreme Court Holds National Securities Act To Be Unconstitutional

    In a long-awaited decision released yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously held that the proposed Canadian "Securities Act" is unconstitutional as presently drafted, frustrating the hopes of those (including the federal government, the Province of Ontario, the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, among other intervenors) who had sought to replace the current system of 13 different provincial and territorial securities regulators with a si
    CanadaFinance and Banking
    Goodmans LLP
    Goodmans LLP
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    The New Mortgage Services Act: A Brave New World For Non-institutional Lenders, Mortgage Brokers And Administrators In British Columbia

    The proverbial ground is shifting beneath the feet of lenders, mortgage brokers and administrators in British Columbia with the introduction of the new Mortgage Services Act (the "MSA")...
    CanadaFinance and Banking
Lawson Lundell LLP
Lawson Lundell LLP
  • Article

    U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission Adopts Rules Requiring Companies To Provide Financial Statement Information In XBRL

    Since 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has permitted companies, on a voluntary basis, to file financial statements in an interactive data format called eXtensible Business Reporting Language ("XBRL").
    CanadaFinance and Banking
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
  • Article

    U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission Adopts Rules Requiring Companies To Provide Financial Statement Information In XBRL

    Since 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has permitted companies, on a voluntary basis, to file financial statements in an interactive data format called eXtensible Business Reporting Language.
    CanadaFinance and Banking
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
  • Article

    Federal Budget 2006 Resurrection of the Super Flow-Through Share Program

    On May 2, 2006, the new Conservative government delivered its first budget. The Budget proposes to enact many of the tax-related proposals made by the Conservatives during the recent election campaign, including a limited reintroduction of the "super flow-through share" program.
    CanadaTax
    McMillan LLP
    McMillan LLP
  • Article

    U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission Approves Statement On Global Accounting Standards

    On February 24, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued a statement (the "Statement") reaffirming its belief that a single set of high-quality, globally accepted accounting standards would benefit U.S. investors and facilitate cross-border capital formation.
    CanadaAccounting and Audit
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
  • Article

    Canadian Federal Government Announces New Taxes On Income Trusts And Other Public Flow Through Entities

    On October 31, 2006, the federal government announced proposals to introduce a new tax regime for certain publicly traded trusts and partnerships ("specified investment flow-throughs" or "SIFTs") which will essentially treat such entities like corporations and tax their investors like shareholders.
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Fasken
    Fasken
  • Article

    Canadian Regulators Will Not Require an Audit of Internal Controls

    The Canadian Securities Administrators have announced that they will not mandate auditor attestation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Torys
    Torys
  • Article

    CEO/CFO Certifications Respecting Internal Control Over Financial Reporting To Come Into Effect For Fiscal Years Ending On Or After June 30, 2006

    The Canadian securities administrators (CSA) announced on March 10, 2006 that they will not defer implementation of CEO/CFO certifications regarding internal control over financial reporting (ICOFR), contrary to previous expectations. The CSA also announced that they will not be proceeding with a proposed multilateral instrument on reports on internal control over financial reporting, although they expect to introduce amendments to annual certification requirements to require certifying officers
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • Article

    CSA Publish Proposals Relating To Credit Market Turmoil Issues

    On October 6, 2008 the CSA published a paper entitled "Securities Regulatory Proposals Stemming from the 2007 – 08 Credit Market Turmoil and its effect on the ABCP Markets in Canada”.
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • Article

    CSA Releases Survey of Corporate Governance Disclosure Practices

    The Canadian Securities Administrators recently published a Staff Notice which outlines the results of a review of publicly-traded issuers’ compliance with corporate governance disclosure obligations.
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Goodmans LLP
    Goodmans LLP
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    Outgoing Directors Should Be Wary Of Looking To Corporate Bylaws For Protection

    Corporate bylaws often extend certain protections to former directors, including (for example) the advancement of litigation-related expenses to a director who is sued in connection with his or her corporate duties (a sort of "indemnity-in-advance").
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Fasken
    Fasken
  • Article

    Revised Proposed Amendments To National Instrument 54-101 – Communication With Beneficial Owners Of Securities Of A Reporting Issuer

    On June 17, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment revised proposed amendments to National Instrument 54-101 – Communications with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (NI 54-101), National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations and other related policies that are designed to further enhance the shareholder voting communication process (collectively, Revised Proposed Amendments).
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    McCarthy Tétrault
    McCarthy Tétrault
  • Article

    SCC Hearing On National Securities Regulator: Day 1

    The Supreme Court of Canada today began hearing the reference case submitted by the federal government regarding the constitutionality of the proposed federal Securities Act.
    CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • Article

    Canadian Government Announces Intention To Lower Criminal Interest Rate

    As discussed in our blog, Government Seeks Feedback on Lowering the Criminal Rate of Interest, the Government of Canada conducted consultations in respect of the criminal interest rate under the Canadian Criminal Code.
    CanadaCriminal Law
    Bennett Jones LLP
    Bennett Jones LLP
  • Article

    DWP Kicks Off Charge Cap Review

    The Department for Work & Pensions has issued a call for evidence to the pensions industry in relation to the charge cap that applies to some defined contribution schemes.
    CanadaEmployment and HR
    Gowling WLG
    Gowling WLG
  • Article

    SEC Proposes Rule Changes To Modernize Oil And Gas Reporting Requirements

    In light of significant changes that have taken place in the oil and gas industry since the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) current oil and gas reserves disclosure requirements were adopted between 1978 and 1982, the SEC recently published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) requesting public comment on revised oil and gas company reporting requirements.
    CanadaEnergy and Natural Resources
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
  • Article

    OSC To Focus On Environmental Disclosure By Reporting Issuers

    In an earlier Securities Law Update we reported that against the backdrop of investors' concerns regarding climate change considerations and increasing regulation to combat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released Staff Notice 51-716 – "Environmental Reporting" in February 2008, outlining the results of a targeted review to determine the degree to which reporting issuers were adequately disclosing "environmental matters".
    CanadaEnvironment
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
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    A Banker Asked Us: Making Guarantors Parties To The Loan Agreement

    Q. The bank is obtaining several guarantees for a new loan in Ontario secured on personal property. Do I need to make each of the guarantors signatories or parties to the commitment letter or loan agreement?
    CanadaFinance and Banking
    Gowling WLG
    Gowling WLG
  • Article

    AMF Releases Further Details On The Proposed Regulatory Framework Under The Money-Services Businesses Act

    In a news release published last week, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF) stated that it anticipates that the Money-Services Businesses Act (the Act) will come into force on April 1, 2012, as will the Policy Statement to the Money-Services Businesses Act, the Regulation under the Money-Services Businesses Act and the related Regulation respecting Fees and Tariffs.
    CanadaFinance and Banking
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Stikeman Elliott LLP
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