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

The multijurisdictional disclosure system permits eligible Canadian issuers to publicly offer securities in the United States by using a prospectus that is prepared principally in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements.

Chapter 3 of Davies Governance Insights 2020

Canadian public companies remain under sustained pressure to improve gender diversity.

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

While 2019 to date has witnessed fewer proxy contests in Canada compared with the corresponding period in 2018, activity increased in some industries, notably the resource sector, to levels not seen since 2015.

Chapter 4 of Davies Governance Insights 2020

Shareholder proposals have long been an effective tool for investors to raise environmental, social and governance issues and foster engagement with a public company.

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.

ExxonMobil has filed a notice of appeal to the Yukon Court of Appeal, appealing the lower court's decision in Carlock v ExxonMobil Canada Holdings ULC.

The legislation is very similar to that proposed in February, with more favourable treatment of particular industries such as cogeneration and biomass facilities.

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.

As outlined in our e-communications of May 21, 2019, and August 12, 2019, Québec's Ministry of Finance has introduced new rules regarding the disclosure of nominee agreements.

The Québec government recently ratified an Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis (Act), marking its latest action to impose stricter rules on cannabis consumption than those set out by the federal government.

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.

The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in 9354-9186 Québec Inc. v Callidus Capital Corporation unanimously overturned a unanimous decision of the Québec Court of Appeal.

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...

The province of Ontario is proposing to increase land transfer tax rates with effect from January 1, 2017.