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On October 20, 2020, Ontario introduced Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 that, if passed, will prevent lawsuits relating to COVID-19 infections...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced rapid adaptations throughout all industries. Internal investigations are but another integral business mechanism ...

On September 14, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 58-101...

The federal government’s recently released 2015 Budget (Budget) indicates that the government will be proposing amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) relating to gender diversity, director elections, shareholder communications and "corporate transparency."

On September 19, 2013, the federal Canadian government and the provincial governments of British Columbia and Ontario announced an Agreement in Principle to establish a "cooperative capital markets regulatory system" and invited other provinces and territories to participate.

On February 20, 2020, the securities regulatory authorities of all the provinces and territories of Canada, except Ontario (Participating Authorities)

The federal government's omnibus budget implementation bill (Bill) received royal assent on June 21, 2019, the last sitting day of the House of Commons and Senate before breaking for the summer.

The Final Rule was delivered to the Ontario Minister of Finance for approval on December 19, 2017.

On August 3, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it intends to consolidate the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and...

On June 1, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the deferred launch of the new System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval+ (SEDAR+).

On January 4, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 21-322 Applicability of Regulation to the Operation of MTFs or OTFs in Canada (CSA Staff Notice)...

In May 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations...

According to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the proportion of board seats held by women at public companies in Canada has gradually increased again for the ninth year in a row.

In the 2023 edition of our annual report, Exploring the Headwaters: Gaining Insight to Advance Women GCs on Boards, we continue on our mission to illuminate the path for women general counsel aspiring to board leadership.

Directors and officers have long since been subject to potential liability for environmental remediation under the Ontario Environmental Protection Act (EPA).

On October 6, 2020, the Government of Ontario introduced for first reading Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (Act)

A survey of the past year shows that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has markedly increased its focus on quasi-criminal court proceedings, indicating a new willingness by the regulator...

On August 15, 2013, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice convicted Nazir Karigar of offering bribes contrary to section 3(1)(b) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA).