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This entry updates our entry of April 9, 2013 and this corresponding Osler Update by Andrew Herr regarding the Final Guidance on Leveraged Lending.

As we described last August, the U.S. SEC adopted a new proxy rule last year to, under certain circumstances, require companies to include shareholder nominees for director in the company's proxy materials.

Our insurance group colleague Stuart Carruthers recently authored an article regarding the potential compliance issues emanating from certain provisions of the U.S. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

On February 24, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted a new rule to restrict short sales under certain circumstances.

Elizabeth Breen et Meaghan Obee Tower, de notre groupe Droit bancaire et financement, ont récemment coécrit un chapitre (en anglais seulement)

On March 23, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced new measures for private sector employers to help them cope with the financial effects of the COVID-19 crisis. They include:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced a plan to compel companies to issue climate-related financial disclosures.

The Canadian Securities Administrators recently provided an update on the consultation process relating to the potential regulation of proxy advisory firms.

Earlier this year, the Federal Court of Canada heard an application by U.S. Steel Corp. challenging the constitutionality of the enforcement provisions of the Investment Canada Act ("ICA").

On November 20, 2009, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released CSA Staff Notice 51-330, which provides guidance on the forward-looking information (FLI) requirements contained in National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (the Rule).

We proudly announce the release of the Osler Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings 2025, the essential guide to the latest trends and developments in the Canadian venture capital market.

When selling your business, it pays to plan ahead.

RiskMetrics Group (“RMG”), a major institutional shareholder advisory group, has changed its policy concerning the election of directors to the boards of Canadian public issuers.

On March 27, 2013 the Canadian Securities Administrators published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 81-102 – Mutual Funds, proposed changes to Companion Policy 81-102CP, and related consequential amendments, as part of the CSA’s Modernization of Investment Fund Product Regulation Project.

On June 3, 2021, Canada's largest non-bank mortgage originator M3 Group announced its acquisition of Toronto-based Pinch Financial.

Earlier in 2010 we featured the article "M&A transaction or IPO: Why not pursue both?" in which Stikeman Elliott M&A partner Curtis A. Cusinato discussed the advantages of "dual-track" IPO/M&A process

The OM Exemption is expected to come into force in Ontario on January 13, 2016 and the amendments in the other provinces are expected to come into force on April 30, 2016.

At the American Securitization Forum annual conference last month, a panel discussed the future of U.S. mortgage finance.