On March 29, 2007 the Competition Tribunal denied the Commissioner of Competition’s application under section 100 of the Competition Act to prevent closing of the proposed acquisition of Lakeport Brewing Income Fund by Labatt Brewing Company Limited for a period of 30 days so that the Commissioner could finish her examination.

The Act contains complex rules that require the Competition Bureau be notified of different types of transactions that exceed specified thresholds.

On November 19, 2010 the Ontario Securities Commission cease traded the shareholder rights plan of Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ("Baffinland"), three days ahead of the scheduled expiry of the unsolicited bid for Baffinland that had been made by Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc. ("Nunavut").

The British Columbia Securities Commission has released its reasons in an application brought by Red Eagle Mining Corporation alleging improper defensive tactics by CB Gold Inc.

On January 11, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the final form of amendments to securities legislation to implement an access model (the "Access Model") for delivery of prospectuses.

Enhancing the use of electronic delivery of documents was one of the things the CSA indicated would be an area of focus early on.

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") recently released CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-310 – Report on Fourth Staff Review of Disclosure ...

The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) has released its 2014 annual report setting out its governance priorities and projects for 2015/16.

The Canadian Securities Administrators have announced the implementation of a streamlined prospectus exemption for rights offerings.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published Staff Notice 54-304, which sets out proposed operational protocols designed to enhance the accuracy, reliability and accountability of proxy voting in Canada.

In a recent high-profile decision, Akorn, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi AG, et al. C.A. No. 2018-0300-JTL (Del. Ch. Oct. 1, 2018), the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that German healthcare company Fresenius ...

Proxy advisor Glass, Lewis & Co. recently released its 2018 Canadian Guidelines to Proxy Advice.

The Government of Canada’s decision this week to block the takeover of Allstream by Accelero Capital S.a.r.l. Group compounds the current uncertainty about when national security considerations might prevent foreign acquisitions.

Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently released their Canadian proxy voting policy updates for the 2017 proxy season.

The Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") has published Staff Notice 51-722, Report on a Review of Mining Issuers' Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Guidance.

The BCSC will allow certain issuers to raise money by issuing securities to their existing security holders without the need for a prospectus or offering document.

How much time can a board take to convene a requisitioned meeting of securityholders? The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Sandpiper Real Estate Fund 4...

On December 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed applications by Howard Jeffrey Miller and Man King Cheng for leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Finkelstein

In our April 4, 2014 client update, we summarized a recent decision with potentially important implications for how corporate arrangements are done.