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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published final amendments to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions (NI 44-102) that will streamline "at-the-market" (ATM) equity distributions in Canada effective ...

Where an individual is both a corporate director and a shareholder, can they be held personally liable for stripping value from a corporation to defeat corporate creditors?

TSX is proposing new rules for listed companies on security-based compensation arrangements and website postings. In response to substantial feedback from market participants...

Canada's securities regulators have published their fourth study showing key trends relating to gender diversity on public company boards of directors and in executive officer positions.

Canada's securities regulators have published their fourth study showing key trends relating to gender diversity on public company boards of directors and in executive officer positions.

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization has released its annual Enforcement Report, revealing a strategic shift toward fewer but more impactful enforcement actions. While investigation volumes decreased, financial penalties surged to over $15 million, with a particular emphasis on supervisory failures and gatekeeper obligations that signal heightened regulatory expectations for dealer firms and registrants.

The role of directors is more interesting and challenging than ever—the dynamic nature of the pandemic and shifting global markets mean continued uncertainty and persistent evolution in the way corporations do business.

Our fourth annual survey of Canadian private equity and pension fund leaders deals with a critical question: how are industry leaders approaching opportunities under more uncertain...

Executive compensation arrangements in the context of M&A transactions are receiving more attention from investors, management teams and boards, and are increasingly subject to public scrutiny.

IIROC has published guidance1 for dealers about managing conflicts of interest arising from soliciting dealer arrangements.

As insolvency practitioners know well, there is a decades-long ongoing contest in insolvency proceedings consisting of repeated iterations of the same fundamental skirmish...

Despite the intensity of continuing public discussion of corporate governance issues, remarkably little attention has been paid to the liability position of individual directors. We believe this will change. Directors are increasingly realizing that "it can’t happen to me" is a dangerous and even foolhardy approach. It can happen to you, no matter how conscientious you are.

In 2009, we predicted that shareholder activism would increase in 2010. We saw this borne out.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Arthur Andersen’s 2002 criminal conviction for obstructing justice by deliberately shredding documents pertaining to Enron.

In its 2024 Fall Economic Statement released on December 16, 2024, the Government of Canada announced it is moving forward to implement measures aimed at increasing...

The Ontario government introduced several measures for pension reform in the budget released on March 26.

On February 28, the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Act, 2022 (the Act). If passed, the Act will create new entitlements for "digital platform" workers, including a minimum wage.

In the previous issue of Energy Regulation Quarterly, our article, Connecting data centres in Ontario: key considerations and challenges explored the various regulatory requirements...