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The number of Canadian issuers that have agreed to provide their shareholders with the opportunity to vote on an advisory resolution on executive compensation, or say on pay vote, has slowly continued to increase

A solid company succession plan not only helps you sleep nights; it's also a retention and motivation tool.

Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently released its annual voting guidelines for the 2021 proxy season, which include the requirement for TSX-listed issuers to have at least two female board...

Should there be a limit on the number of years an individual may serve on a board?

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria Foundation v British Columbia (Attorney General)...

Directors and officers often take comfort in the fact that, absent any major improprieties, they will not be held liable for the conduct of the corporations which they oversee.

Shareholders of corporations, particularly private corporations, may have limited visibility on how the directors and officers conduct the business of the corporation. Due to this limited visibility, improper...

Effective today, significant amendments to the Canadian early warning reporting (EWR) regime (EWR Amendments) come into force (see our March 3, 2016 publication, Canada's Early Warning Rules Get Tougher in May).

Corporations are separate legal persons, capable of suing and being sued, much like natural persons. Unlike natural persons, however, corporations cannot direct their own actions.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that a press release issued by a company which defended its board’s actions was not a proxy solicitation.

Certain entities are required to disclose their efforts to combat forced labour and child labour within their supply chains by May 31, 2024.

The BC Supreme Court has clarified when a suspension of a society's director is not a removal, and provided an example of when director discipline may occur without the court's intervention...

In the recently reported case of "Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Toronto Humane Society", the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in denying a motion to vary a settlement order, affirmed that directors of charitable organizations have fiduciary duties towards the charity and the public who support it.

New CSA rules will provide an exemption to prospectus requirements for start-ups distributing securities through an online funding portal.

Where an individual is both a corporate director and a shareholder, can they be held personally liable for stripping value from a corporation to defeat corporate creditors?

What can you do if you are a shareholder of a private company in Canada and you are at odds with the other shareholders?

Canada's legal system is based on English common law, applied in nine provinces and three territories; and French civil law ...

Canada's securities regulators have published their fourth study showing key trends relating to gender diversity on public company boards of directors and in executive officer positions.