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Director elections continue to attract widespread voting, with 93% of elections at large companies garnering votes between 90-100%.

In February 2017, a worker died at an industrial facility after the collar of his shirt got caught in the machine on which he was working.

Agricultural and horticultural organizations in Ontario differ from most other Ontario non-share capital corporations, as their governance requirements are set out in two different acts...

Officers, Directors of regulated businesses and advisors must keep up with evolving regulatory and other policy priorities as a matter of effective risk management.

In March 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the sixth Staff Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions.

In many deals on which we work, it has been customary to deliver certificates of officers. Sometimes the form of them is prescribed by a purchase agreement.

On Dec. 8, 2020, the Ontario Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (Bill 213) received Royal Assent. This will, among other things, amend the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (OBCA)

Generally, directors in Canada are mandated by statute to oversee the business and affairs of their respective corporations. With that mandate comes a variety...

We had a packed house for our Cyber Time: Crash Course for Directors and Officers event this week at the Bennett Jones Calgary office.

Decisions earlier this year from the English courts in ClientEarth v Shell Plc et al., and the recent appeal decision from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales...

As boards come under the increasingly intense scrutiny of regulators and activist shareholders, new demands on their time are distracting them from what really matters.

Keeping accurate, up-to-date corporate records is probably not at the top of the to-do lists of business owners, directors, officers, managers and advisors.

Bill C-86, the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (the "Bill") is scheduled to come into force on June 13, 2019.

After taking a break last proxy season, "golden leash" arrangements are back in the spotlight.

It is common for private equity sponsors to obtain board nomination rights that are commensurate with their level of investment in a given business.

To discuss the merits of the CCGG’s draft policy, the CCGG recently co-hosted a proxy access roundtable with the Centre for the Legal Profession.

There are tens of thousands of small corporations in Alberta. Many of them are private corporations with fifteen or fewer shareholders.