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Canadian Securities Administrators Publish Tenth Report Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published its 10th annual Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions (Year 10 Report) (the Review). The Review outlines the CSA's...more

11/15/2024 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , Diversity , Securities , Senior Managers , Shareholders , Toronto Stock Exchange

CSA Proposes to Expand Diversity Disclosure

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are currently seeking public comment on proposed amendments and changes to the disclosure requirements for reporting issuers not listed on the TSX Venture Exchange or the Canadian...more

5/5/2023 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) , Public Comment , Reporting Requirements

Canadian Securities Administrators Publish Eighth Report Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published its eighth annual Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions (Year 8 Report) (the Review). The Review outlines the CSA's...more

11/16/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Principal Executive Officer , Woman Board Members

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

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

4/21/2022 / Board Members , Board of Directors , Business Corporation Act , Canada , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Directors , Shareholder Votes , Shareholders

CSA Publishes New Guidance on Disclosure of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published the seventh annual Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions. The participating jurisdictions from the previous...more

11/15/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Woman Board Members

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Sixth Report Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer

In March 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the sixth Staff Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions. Recently, participating securities regulatory...more

6/7/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Diversity , Securities , Woman Board Members

Canadian Government Proposes New CBCA Standard for Electing Directors (Updated)

The federal government has introduced proposed regulations that would, among other things, change the director election process for certain corporations established under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). The...more

5/5/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , Controlling Stockholders , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , Shareholder Litigation , Shareholders

Government of Canada Publishes First Report on Diversity Disclosure

On April 7, 2021, the Government of Canada published Diversity of Boards of Directors and Senior Management of Federal Distributing Corporations. The report is the first report on the effect of the government's efforts to...more

4/27/2021 / Board of Directors , Canada , CBCA , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , New Regulations , Senior Managers , Shareholders

Disclosure of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions in Alberta

On September 14, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) released for comment its proposed amendments to National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (PDF). The proposed amendments put forward...more

9/26/2016 / Alberta Securities Commission , Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Proposed Amendments

Ontario Encourages Gender Diversity Targets for Boards

The Ontario Government has announced a target that women comprise at least 40 percent of appointments to provincial boards and agencies by 2019 and is encouraging businesses to set gender diversity targets for their boards of...more

6/13/2016 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Diversity

TSX-Listed Companies Face Mandatory Majority Voting for Director Elections

The Toronto Stock Exchange has approved amendments to the TSX Company Manual relating to director elections. Under the amendments, which come into effect on June 30, 2014...more

2/19/2014 / Board of Directors , Canada , Majority Voting Policies , Stocks

OSC Proposes Disclosure Requirements Regarding Women on Boards and in Senior Management

On July 30, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), released its proposal to require TSX-listed companies to provide disclosure with respect to women on boards and in senior management as set out in the OSC Staff...more

8/7/2013 / Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Management , Disclosure Requirements , Gender Discrimination , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

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