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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

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CBCA Corporations to Begin Submitting Transparency Registers to the Government: Public Access to Follow

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Canada’s federal beneficial ownership transparency requirements are changing again. Beginning January 22, 2024, federal corporations will be required to provide certain information from their registers of individuals with...more

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New Filing Requirements for Canadian Federal Corporations

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Effective January 22, 2024, all federally incorporated companies must file information on “individuals with significant control” (“ISC”) pursuant to new requirements under the Canada Business Corporation Act (the “CBCA”)....more

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GOVERNANCE INSIGHTS 2023 - As the Pandemic Abates, Activists Advance: Shareholder Activism Rebounds in Canada

Canadian shareholder activism continued its post-pandemic resurgence into the first half of 2023. Emerging trends include the “activist swarm,” where multiple—yet uncoordinated—activists converge on a single target with...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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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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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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Government of Canada Publishes First Report on Diversity Disclosure

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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

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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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How to Benefit from Benefit Companies

Effective June 30, 2020, the Government of British Columbia brought into force amendments under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (BCBCA), introducing a new type of business structure: the benefit company. With...more

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Additional Diversity Disclosure Required of CBCA Corporations in 2020

Beginning January 1, 2020, distributing corporations (generally, public companies) governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will be required to provide additional diversity disclosure in connection with their...more

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CBCA Amendments Codify Best Interests Considerations

The federal government’s omnibus budget implementation bill (Bill) received royal assent on June 21, 2019, the last sitting day of the House of Commons and Senate before breaking for the summer. Accordingly, certain...more

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CBCA Amendments: New Register to Track Individuals with Significant Control

On June 13, 2019, Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86), will come into force. Bill C-86 received royal assent on December 13, 2018 and provides for various amendments to the Canada Business...more

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Proposed Changes to the CBCA: Directors Duties and Disclosure Obligations

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On April 8, 2019, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures, which includes proposed changes to the Canada...more

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Broad Changes to CBCA Proposed: Directors’ Duties, Additional Disclosure and Annual Say-on-Pay

Significant amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) proposed in the federal government’s omnibus budget implementation bill (Bill) would codify into statute some of the principles relating to directors’...more

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The Big Reveal: Changes to the CBCA End an Era of Anonymity for Beneficial Owners of Private Corporations

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The federal government’s omnibus bill, the Budget Implementation Act, 2018 No. 2 (Bill C-86) received royal assent on December 13, 2018. Bill C-86, among other things, amended the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) to...more

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New Rules for CBCA Companies

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Companies incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will need to consider new rules regarding director elections, diversity disclosure, shareholder communications and other matters....more

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