Matthew Merkley

Matthew Merkley

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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2020 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

1/23/2020  /  Canada , Executive Compensation , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Advisory Firms , Proxy Season , Proxy Voting , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholders , Toronto Stock Exchange

No Such Thing as March Break (2018) – Selected Corporate and Securities Law Developments

March was once again a busy month this year for corporate and securities law developments, with the publishing of staff notices by the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and Canadian...more

4/13/2018  /  Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) , Toronto Stock Exchange

2018 Proxy Advisory Firm Voting Guidelines: Canadian Highlights

As an early step in preparing 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...more

1/16/2018  /  Canada , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Access , Proxy Advisory Firms , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholders , Toronto Stock Exchange

No Such Thing as March Break – Selected Corporate and Securities Law Developments

March was a busy month for corporate and securities law developments, with the publishing of staff notices by the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), as well as developments regarding...more

3/30/2017  /  Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Majority Voting Policies , OBCA , Toronto Stock Exchange

2017 Proxy Advisory Firm Voting Guidelines: Canadian Highlights

As an early step in preparing 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...more

2/1/2017  /  Canada , Equity Compensation , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Advisors , Proxy Season , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholder Meetings , Toronto Stock Exchange

Proposed Regulations for Revised CBCA Provide Structure to Changes Proposed in Bill C-25

With the recent release of proposed regulations (Regulations), the Government of Canada has put some meat on the bones of the proposed changes to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) that were contained in Bill C-25...more

1/31/2017  /  Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Financial Statements , Shareholder Proposals , Toronto Stock Exchange , TSX Venture Exchange

Bill C-25 Looks to Include Majority Voting, Diversity Disclosure Requirements in Canada Business Corporations Act

The Government of Canada recently introduced Bill C-25 (Bill), titled “An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and the Competition Act”....more

10/25/2016  /  Business Corporation Act , Canada , CBCA , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Financial Statements , Shareholder Proposals , Toronto Stock Exchange , TSX Venture Exchange

Canadian Securities Laws, Issuer Websites and Social Media: Do The Evolution

A lot has changed since the ’90s and change has, for the most part, been a good thing, although I still have a nostalgic yearning to wear plaid flannel and Doc Martens again. Despite the astonishing technological developments...more

8/26/2016  /  Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Disclosure Requirements , Social Media , Toronto Stock Exchange

CSA re: Non-GAAP, TSX NCIB FAQs and Other Acronyms

Recently, the CSA (Canadian Securities Administrators) released revised guidelines regarding the disclosure of non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) financial measures and the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange)...more

2/8/2016  /  Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , IASB , International Financial Reporting Standards , Non-GAAP Financial Measures , Toronto Stock Exchange

2016 Proxy Advisory Firm Voting Guidelines: Canadian Highlights

As an early step in preparing 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...more

1/7/2016  /  Canada , Director Nominations , Equity Compensation , Glass Lewis , Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) , Proxy Advisors , Proxy Season , Proxy Voting Guidelines , Shareholder Meetings , Toronto Stock Exchange

Multiple Voting Shares: Don’t Call it a Comeback

Dual class share structures have been thrust back into the spotlight by a recent flurry of initial public offerings of subordinate voting shares, a proposed going private transaction of a dual class share company and...more

9/3/2015  /  Business Corporation Act , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Controlling Stockholders , Corporate Governance , Dual Class Share Structures , Minority Shareholders , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) , Toronto Stock Exchange , Voting Shares
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