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On September 28, 2016, the Government of Canada announced proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) a number of stated objectives.

Beginning in the new year, public companies incorporated under the CBCA will be required to include expanded diversity information about their boards and senior management teams in their annual proxy circulars...

ISS introduced its board gender diversity policy for the 2018 proxy season for S&P/TSX Composite Index companies.

Incoming changes to Saskatchewan's corporate legislation will make it easier for Saskatchewan corporations to conduct business within the province.

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released the long-awaited reasons for its decision in the BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debentureholders case on December 19, 2008. The SCC reaffirmed its decision in Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise that the directors' fiduciary duty is owed to the corporation, and not any particular constituency, thereby rejecting a "Revlon" duty to maximize shareholder value in change of control transactions.

The same rule does not necessarily apply to trustees of charitable trusts.

On April 24, 2020, the Ontario government made an order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (Ontario) amending its previous order regarding corporate meeting requirements ...

On July 10, 2017, the Ontario government published a draft amendment to a regulation under the Ontario Charities Accounting Act (the "Act").

On July 30, the Ontario Securities Commission initiated a public consultation process that seeks to address the underrepresentation of women on boards and in positions of senior management of TSX-listed issuers.

Many US and Canadian public companies have implemented so-called advance notice provisions ("ANPs"), bylaws and policies requiring shareholders to provide a company with notice by a specified deadline...

On October 6, 2020, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 ("Bill 213")

The recent family feud at Rogers Communications made for great drama. But don't overlook the issue at the heart of the dispute. It's a reminder that business law—not corporate practices—carry the day in court.

The Government of Canada has released proposed regulations to accompany the proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act under Bill C-25.

The Government of Canada has released proposed regulations to accompany the proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act under Bill C-25

During the 2023 proxy season, investors set a new global record for shareholder activism, with no fewer than 69 shareholder activist campaigns taking place in Canada...

On March 5, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted exemptive relief from Section 16 insider reporting to all directors and officers of Canadian issuers who report insider holdings...

With the May 31 deadline for filing a report less than a month away, Canada's Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act...