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Le point sur les lignes directrices canadiennes en matière de vote par procuration pour 2025

À l’approche de la période de sollicitation de procurations de 2025, les émetteurs pourraient vouloir prendre connaissance des lignes directrices canadiennes en matière de vote par procuration émises par Institutional...more

1/27/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Advisors , Shareholders , Voting Rights

2025 Proxy Advisory Firm Voting Guidelines: Canadian Highlights

In preparation for the upcoming 2025 proxy season, issuers should familiarize themselves with the updated Canadian proxy voting guidelines recently published by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis &...more

1/16/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Executive Compensation , Governance Standards , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Season , Proxy Voting , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholders

Women on Boards: CSA Reports Marginal Progress and Some Setbacks

According to a recent Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) report, gender diversity on boards is improving but continues to face hurdles. For the 10th year in a row, the proportion of board seats women hold at public...more

11/4/2024 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

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

1/18/2024 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity

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

1/11/2024 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity

Les ACVM font état de tendances généralement positives concernant la représentation féminine aux conseils d’administration

Selon les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM »), la proportion de femmes siégeant à des conseils d’administration (« CA ») de sociétés ouvertes au Canada a augmenté progressivement pour une neuvième année...more

10/27/2023 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

CSA Reports Mostly Positive Trends in Representation of Women on Boards

According to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the proportion of board seats held by women at public companies in Canada has gradually increased again for the ninth year in a row. In addition, at public companies...more

10/18/2023 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

ACVM : La représentation des femmes au sein des conseils d’administration continue de progresser

Selon les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM »), la proportion de femmes siégeant au conseil d’administration de sociétés ouvertes canadiennes a continué d’augmenter, pour la 8e année consécutive....more

11/17/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

CSA Reports Further Progress on Advancement of Women on Boards

According to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the proportion of board seats held by women at Canadian public companies has incrementally increased again, for the eighth year in a row. However, the advancement of...more

11/9/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

Le saviez-vous? Dix faits amusants liés au droit des valeurs mobilières

Bien que les faits amusants qui suivent concernant le droit des valeurs mobilières ne soient peut-être pas de ceux que l’on serait impatient de raconter (ou d’entendre) lors d’un dîner (vous vous souvenez de ce genre...more

6/1/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Did You Know? Ten Securities Law Fun Facts

While these fun facts may not be the ones anyone would look forward to bringing up (or hearing) at a dinner party (remember those?), the following facts about securities law may include some you did not know (or remember)....more

5/27/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Représentation des femmes au sein des conseils d’administration : les ACVM notent une lente progression et fournissent de...

Bien que certains progrès se soient réalisés au chapitre de la diversité des genres dans les conseils d’administration et les postes de haute direction de sociétés ouvertes canadiennes, ces progrès s’accomplissent lentement....more

11/23/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

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

11/18/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , Corporate Governance , Corporate Social Responsibility , Diversity , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Woman Board Members

CSA Reports Slow but Continuing Progress on Gender Diversity in the Boardroom and Provides New Guidance on Gender Diversity...

While some progress is being made in adding gender diversity to boards and executive officer positions of Canadian public companies, progress remains slow, as found by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) in their...more

11/18/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

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

11/11/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , Corporate Governance , Corporate Social Responsibility , Diversity , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Woman Board Members

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

4/30/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Corporate Governance , Shareholders

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

4/27/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity

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

4/27/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Corporate Governance , Shareholders

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

4/21/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , Climate Change , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Executive Compensation , Shareholders

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

4/20/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity

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

4/15/2021 / Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , Climate Change , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Executive Compensation , Shareholders

ACVM : La représentation des femmes au sein des conseils s’améliore graduellement

Le nombre de femmes siégeant à des conseils d’administration de sociétés ouvertes canadiennes a connu une augmentation constante au cours des dernières années. Toutefois, le processus global entourant les nominations au sein...more

4/8/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Woman Board Members

Getting on Board with Women on Boards Continues to be a Gradual Process, CSA Reports

The number of women on boards of Canadian public companies has steadily risen in recent years; however, the overall process of “getting on board” with the advancement of gender diversity remains a gradual one, as found by the...more

4/1/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Woman Board Members

Lignes directrices sur le vote par procuration pour 2021 : points saillants au Canada

À l’approche de la prochaine période de sollicitation de procurations, les émetteurs sont invités à se familiariser avec les lignes directrices canadiennes en matière de vote par procuration respectives d’Institutional...more

1/22/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Diversity , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Advisory Firms , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholders

2021 Proxy Advisory Firm Voting Guidelines: Canadian Highlights

In preparation for the upcoming proxy season, issuers should familiarize themselves with the Canadian proxy voting guidelines recently published by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass...more

1/15/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Diversity , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Advisory Firms , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholders

Matthew Merkley

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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