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April kicks off loan review and renewal season. Across the country, bank loan officers are reviewing year-end financial statements and assessing corporate prospects. This process is likely to result in a further tightening of lending standards and widening of credit spreads.

On September 18, 2008, the Canadian securities regulators announced a new format for executive compensation disclosure.

On July 8, 2008, new laws came into force in British Columbia that give investors the right to sue public companies, their directors and officers, and certain others when there is misleading information in a publicly disclosed document or a public oral statement, or when there is a failure to make timely disclosure of material changes in the affairs of a company.

On December 19, 2008, the Toronto Stock Exchange began permitting Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, commonly known as SPACs.

On February 22, 2008, the Canadian securities regulators proposed a new format for executive compensation disclosure. This new format is anticipated to apply to the 2009 proxy season. The new format will not only significantly impact executive compensation disclosure, but also the internal process by which companies make compensation decisions.

As businesses in BC strive to compete in today’s global economy, the work demands facing employees are growing. Many industries no longer adhere to a “traditional” 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. work day.

The Canadian securities regulators have adopted new rules and guidance for prospectus offerings that harmonize and consolidate existing requirements across Canada, but also introduce new requirements that will affect dealers. The new rules and guidance came into force on March 17, 2008

On December 31, 2007, the Canadian Securities Administrators amended the instrument governing the continuous disclosure obligations of public companies (National Instrument 51-102) to create new disclosure requirements for forward looking information and financial forecasts. Related new requirements were also created for MD&A.

This client alert discusses current ‘at market’ deal terms for 2009 vintage private equity funds. In today’s difficult economy, pension funds and fund managers are focusing on different issues than in past years. We expect an evolution in key limited partnership deal terms in response to current market conditions.

The Canadian securities regulators are adopting additional requirements for internal control over financial reporting, which will expand the current CEO and CFO certificates and require additional disclosure in MD&A. Accompanying these new requirements is extensive guidance on how disclosure and internal controls should be designed and evaluated.

Canada is a federation comprised of ten provinces and three territories. Legal authority is divided between the federal and provincial or territorial governments, although jurisdiction overlaps in some areas.

British Columbia has a common law legal system and is regulated by: Provincial statutes that apply exclusively within the province and Federal statutes that apply across Canada.

The Advocate-General has issued his opinion in the “Heyday” case which challenges the "default" retirement age in the Age Discrimination Regulations allowing employers to retire employees from age 65 subject to certain procedural safeguards.

British Columbia has a common law legal system and is regulated by: provincial statutes that apply exclusively within the province; and federal statutes that apply across Canada.