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A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice appears to strengthen the law on privilege over internal corporate investigations, affirming companies' ability to maintain privilege...

In the recent decision of Malton v Attia, it was determined when a Plaintiff needs to call an expert witness to prove a malpractice case against a lawyer.

Under Canadian tax law, directors of a corporation can be held personally liable for certain components of a corporation's tax debt which the corporation cannot pay, such as in the case of an insolvency.

A seismic change in the international private wealth arena is under way.

2020 has been a year of many changes, including changes in corporate law across Canada. In this article, we provide a summary of recent corporate developments in various provinces.

On December 8, 2020, the Ontario legislature enacted the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (the Act)

With shareholder activism rising in Canada over recent years, the number of publicly waged proxy contests has dramatically increased - from two in 2004 to nineteen in 2009.

The Government of Ontario engaged Catalyst, a non-profit organization aimed at expanding opportunities for women in business, to measure the movement in the representation of women on boards...

Canadian companies must embrace social reporting to remain competitive.

The Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of major U.S. corporations, recently issued its "Statement on the Purpose of the Corporation."

In September 2016, a bill amending the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) was tabled for first reading in the Canadian parliament.

On October 9, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 51-932 (the Blanket Order) in response to the ongoing Canada Post labour strike...

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Company Manual provides in section 461.3 that an issuer listed on TSX must adopt a majority voting policy "unless it otherwise satisfies the Majority Voting Requirement in...

A universal proxy would extend the flexibility afforded to shareholders who attend meetings to shareholders who vote by proxy.

Ontario's Bill 213 - the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (the "Act") - recently received Royal Assent, and its provisions, as they pertain to Ontario's Business Corporations Act...

On October 4, 2012, the Toronto Stock Exchange published notice of approval for certain amendments to its TSX Company Manual.

All employers operating in Ontario will want to pay close attention to a number of proposed changes to the director liability regime with respect to unpaid wages and vacation pay.

HOW TO MIX CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL DISTANCE...