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Bill S-285: A Canadian Contribution to the Stakeholder Governance Debate

Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne recently introduced the 21st-Century Business Act (Bill S-285), a Senate public bill that proposes substantive amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). The legislative proposal...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Modification possible des exigences de la LCSA en matière de divulgation de renseignements sur la diversité

Depuis le 1er janvier 2020, les sociétés ayant fait appel au public (en général, les sociétés ouvertes) régies par la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions (la « LCSA ») sont tenues de fournir des renseignements sur la...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Diversity Disclosure Requirements for CBCA Public Companies Potentially Changing

Since January 1, 2020, distributing corporations (generally, public companies) governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) have been required to provide diversity disclosures regarding “designated groups,” as...more

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Ontario Corporations: Transparency Requirements

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On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Business Corporations Act (“OBCA”) came into effect. Most notably, the OBCA now requires that private corporations in Ontario create and maintain a register of all “individuals...more

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Ontario’s New Transparency Register: Getting Your OBCA Corporation Ready for January 1, 2023

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Under new rules in force as of January 1, 2023, private corporations incorporated or continued under Ontario’s Business Corporations Act (“OBCA”) will be required to maintain a register (“Transparency Register”) of...more

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CBCA Amendments Take Effect August 31, 2022

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Amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) that impose majority voting requirements, annual director terms, a prohibition on slate voting and a change to the period during which shareholders must deliver...more

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Key Changes to Alberta's Business Corporations Act

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Alberta’s Bill 84, Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2021 (Alberta) received Royal Assent on December 2, 2021, and came into force on May 31, 2022. Bill 84 introduced significant amendments to the Business Corporations...more

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Additional Canada Business Corporation Act Regulations to Come Into Force August 31, 2022

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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

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Entrée en vigueur des modifications à la LCSA visant l’élection des administrateurs

Le 31 août 2022, certaines modifications (les « modifications ») tant attendues à la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions (la « LCSA ») et à des règlements connexes à l’égard du processus d’élection des administrateurs...more

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Coming Soon: Changes to CBCA Director Elections – The Sequel

Effective August 31, 2022, certain long-awaited amendments (Amendments) to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and related regulations administered by the Department of Industry (Regulations) impacting director...more

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Additional Changes Coming to Alberta's Business Corporations Act

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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

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Représentation féminine dans les conseils d’administration : la pression monte sur les sociétés canadiennes

Les sociétés canadiennes subissent de plus en plus de pression pour augmenter le nombre de femmes dans leur conseil d’administration et leur équipe de haute direction. Il semblerait, en fait, que les sociétés dont le conseil...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Pressure Building on Canadian Companies to Increase Female Representation on Boards

Canadian companies are facing growing pressure to increase the representation of women on their boards and in executive officer positions. There is evidence that suggests that companies with a greater balance of women on...more

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North Carolina Business Corporation Act Now Permits Fully Virtual Shareholders' Meetings

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On September 20, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 320 into law, permitting North Carolina corporations to hold shareholders’ meetings solely by means of remote communication under the North Carolina...more

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North Carolina Permanently Authorizes Virtual Only Shareholders’ Meetings

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As discussed in our March 17, 2020 and April 3, 2020 client alerts, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the ability of North Carolina corporations to hold in-person meetings of shareholders. Because the North...more

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Ontario Updates Director Residency Requirements

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As of July 5, 2021, corporations incorporated under Ontario’s Business Corporations Act will no longer be required to have at least 25% of directors be resident Canadians. Effective July 5, 2021, subsection 118(3) of...more

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Entrée en vigueur de modifications à la Loi sur les sociétés par actions de l’Ontario le 5 juillet 2

À compter du 5 juillet 2021, les sociétés constituées sous le régime de la Loi sur les sociétés par actions de l’Ontario (la « LSAO ») ne seront plus tenues de compter des administrateurs « résidents canadiens ». Tel...more

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Changes to Ontario Business Corporations Act to Come into Force on July 5, 2021

Effective July 5, 2021 corporations governed by Ontario’s Business Corporations Act (OBCA) are no longer required to have any “resident Canadian” directors. As noted in our October 2020 Blakes Bulletin: Ontario Proposes...more

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Projet de loi n° 797 : Les entreprises à mission sociale bientôt au Québec?

Le 26 mai 2021, le projet de loi no 797, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les sociétés par actions afin d’y intégrer l’entreprise à mission (le « projet de loi no 797 »), a été présenté à l’Assemblée nationale du Québec par M. Carlos...more

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LCSA : Modifications concernant le vote à la majorité des voix et le vote contre un administrateur

En mai 2018, le projet de loi C-25, Loi modifiant la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, la Loi canadienne sur les coopératives, la Loi canadienne sur les organisations à but non lucratif et la Loi sur la...more

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Corporations Canada : Premier rapport annuel sur la divulgation des renseignements sur la diversité

Le 7 avril 2021, Corporations Canada a publié son rapport intitulé Diversité au sein des conseils d’administration et de la haute direction des sociétés ayant fait appel au public de régime fédéral (le « Rapport »). Il s’agit...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Coming Soon to the CBCA: Majority Voting and Voting Against Directors

In May 2018, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and the Competition Act (Bill C-25) received Royal Assent. Certain amendments to the...more

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Rapport de Dey et Kaplan : Mise au point sur les normes de gouvernance des sociétés canadiennes

Dans un rapport publié récemment et intitulé 360º Governance: Where Are The Directors In A World In Crisis? (en anglais seulement) (le « rapport »), Peter Dey et Sarah Kaplan se penchent sur les pratiques modernes de bonne...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Corporation Canada’s Findings from First Annual Diversity Disclosure Review Released

On April 7, 2021, Corporations Canada published Diversity of Boards of Directors and Senior Management of Federal Distributing Corporations (Report). The Report is the first annual review of “comply or explain” disclosure...more

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Dey-Kaplan Report Aims to Update Canadian Corporate Governance Standards

With the release of a report entitled “360º Governance: Where Are The Directors In A World In Crisis?” (Report), Peter Dey and Sarah Kaplan examine modern good governance from a practical and scholarly standpoint,...more

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