Davies has submitted a comprehensive comment letter on the revised draft Capital Markets Act proposed to be enacted by the participating provinces and territory.

Canada's mining sector is experiencing a wave of consolidation driven by strong commodity prices, competition for quality assets, and supply-chain security concerns. Despite increasing regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical risk, the market remains active with fewer but larger transactions, particularly in precious metals and critical minerals. Government policy and strategic considerations are increasingly shaping investment decisions as new resources become harder to find in lower-risk jurisdictions.

Although 2020 may be behind us, the economic conditions and lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic still linger.

Canada's economy has continued to fare surprisingly well since we published the first issue of our 2021 Restructuring Review in March, despite continuing pandemic restrictions.

It has been one year since OpenAI released ChatGPT, arguably catalyzing today's new wave of interest in AI. This surge of interest is driving substantial investments in AI technologies...

Canadian shareholder activism continued its post-pandemic resurgence into the first half of 2023. Emerging trends include the "activist swarm," where multiple—yet uncoordinated...

Over the past five years, Canadian public companies have been largely focused on improving gender diversity.

Davies Governance Insights analyzes the top trends and issues most important to Canadian public companies and provides practical guidance for boards to meet these challenges head on.

The reasonableness of executive compensation arrangements has long been a contentious issue.

Such rapid development, however, has not occurred without significant challenges – particularly in the realm of corporate governance.

When is a board of directors permitted to withhold information from one of its members? Although the Canadian corporate statutes generally grant directors a blanket right to inspect board and committee minutes...

Davies has submitted a comprehensive comment letter on a new Capital Markets Act (CMA) proposed by the Ontario Ministry of Finance...

In Canada, virtual shareholders' meetings began growing in popularity in 2019.

The swift and varied responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are directly shaping how companies view and manage risk. One of the most significant and lasting corporate governance implications of COVID-19

Special committees have increasingly been used by corporate boards since they first emerged during the wave of M&A activity in the 1980s as a way to manage conflicts of interests.

Davies recently submitted a comment letter in response to public consultations initiated by the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) regarding their draft sustainability and climate disclosure standards...

ESG and Climate Change in the Shadow of COVID-19: "E," "S" & G Are Here to Stay.

The first half of 2023 saw a significant increase in business insolvencies as economic sectors responded to uncertain financial conditions in Canada and around the world.

Québec recently repealed the province's strict regulations concerning contests open to Québec participants by amending the Act respecting lotteries, publicity contests, and amusement machines (Act)...

In this article, originally published in Tax Management International Journal, Davies lawyers Zachary Kling, Jonathan Rhein, Jennifer Lee and Peter Glicklich explain what...