Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 150: Listen and Learn -- Corporate Formation and Pre-Incorporation Liability
Comme nous l’avons mentionné dans le Bulletin Blakes de mai 2019 intitulé Modification de la LCSA : nouveau registre des particuliers ayant un contrôle important, depuis juin 2019, les sociétés fermées assujetties à la Loi...more
As noted in our May 2019 Blakes Bulletin: CBCA Amendments: New Register to Track Individuals with Significant Control, starting in June 2019 private corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) have...more
Recent amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will require private corporations to report information regarding individuals with significant control to Corporations Canada. These amendments form part of the...more
In 2021, the Government of Canada proposed regulations that would change the director election process for certain corporations established under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). For more information with respect...more
On December 2, 2021, the Alberta Government's Bill 84: Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 84) received Royal Assent. The amendments to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (ABCA) contemplated by Bill 84 (which...more
Removal of Residency Requirements for Directors - On March 29, 2021, Alberta removed the Canadian residency requirements of directors for Alberta corporations governed by the Alberta Business Corporations Act (ABCA)....more
A Canadian legal requirement to present an advisory “Say-on-Pay” shareholder vote—a shareholder vote approving a company’s approach to executive compensation—is potentially on the horizon for certain Canadian public...more
The B.C. Court of Appeal last week released a wide-ranging decision on the availability of oppression proceedings under the B.C. Business Corporations Act (BCA), when interests of directors will be disclosable as a...more