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Special Committees: Frequently Asked Questions

Special committees have evolved as a key corporate governance mechanism to assist boards of directors in discharging their fiduciary duties. Applicable securities laws mandate the use of special committees in connection with...more

11/9/2023 / Board of Directors , C-Suite Executives , Canada , Corporate Executive Boards , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , Fiduciary Duty , Shareholders , Special Committees

Additional Changes to Alberta's Business Corporations Act Now in Effect

The Alberta Government's Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2021 (formerly Bill 84), which we wrote on in our previous insight Additional Changes Coming to Alberta's Business Corporations Act, was proclaimed into force on...more

6/8/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , New Regulations , Senior Managers , Shareholders

Additional Changes Coming to Alberta's Business Corporations Act

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

1/31/2022 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , Shareholders

ISS Proposes 2022 Benchmark Updates for Say on Climate, Gender Diversity and Say on Pay

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released proposed updates for comment to certain of its Canadian benchmark proxy voting policies (each, a Proposed Policy) for the 2022 proxy season. The Proposed Policies are open...more

11/10/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Climate Change , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Season , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholder Proposals

COVID-19 Considerations for Directors

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The ramifications of COVID-19 are being experienced worldwide, with President Trump suspending all travel from Europe, and even the NBA...more

3/13/2020 / Board of Directors , Business Judgment Rule , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Fiduciary Duty , Health and Safety , Infectious Diseases , Risk Management , Shareholders , World Health Organization

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