On April 12, 2018, the CSA published CSA Staff Notice 52-329 Distribution Disclosures and Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Real Estate Industry, which details findings of a recent review of two areas of disclosure...

The concept of director independence is of central importance to the Canadian corporate governance regime.

The Staff Notice does not modify or create legal obligations for reporting issuers.

The Proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC has released its Canadian policy updates for the 2016 proxy season, on the heels of the release by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. of its 2016 policy updates.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in "Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd. v. Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc." recently awarded $16 million in damages against an underwriter.

In its recent decision in Finkelstein v. Ontario Securities Commission, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified important questions about when the restrictions on illegal insider trading and tipping under Ontario's securities laws ...

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently published for comment Proposed OSC Rule 32-506 – Exemptions for International Dealers, Advisers and Sub-Advisers ("Proposed Rule").

The OSC recently published OSC Staff Notice 11-784 – Burden Reduction seeking input on ways to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden in Ontario's capital markets, and announcing a related roundtable discussion...

The Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") recently published for comment proposed amendments to Form 58-101F1 of National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices ("Form 58-101F1").

In Canada the Courts have unanimously ruled that directors and officers owe their fiduciary duties to the corporation at all times, even when the corporation is in the nebulous "vicinity of insolvency".

Recent activity in the U.S. courts has highlighted a number of key considerations for technology startups, their founders and potential acquirors.

There is no independent duty of good faith. Rather, the organizing principle is the foundation for more specific duties.

Even the greatest contemporary philosophers can sometimes fail to shed light on life's vexing challenges. As you likely anticipate, I'm speaking of Rocky Balboa, the known...

PwC Canada and CB Insights recently released their Q3 2017 MoneyTree Canada Report.

Consistent with 2016, the vast majority of VC activity took place in Ontario, with 34 deals totalling $286 million USD in Q1 2017.

In Budget 2025, the Government of Canada announced its intentions to implement legislative changes in its continued efforts to combat financial crime.

The New York Times recently reported that PNC Financial had joined a growing list of financiers in the United States that have "distanced themselves from coal companies involved in mountain top removal."

On August 2, 2022, Ontario's Ministry of Energy released its proposal for a clean energy credit registry (the "Registry") for public comment on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO).

On February 13, 2018, the Minister of Research, Innovation and Science, Reza Moridi, launched Ontario's Cleantech Strategy (the "Cleantech Strategy") which aims to catalyze the growth of Ontario's clean ...

In Budget 2023, the Government of Canada announced its intentions to strengthen measures to protect financial institutions from foreign interference and efficiently address emerging risks...