Industry Canada says it will give exemptions to CBCA issuers wishing to use notice-and-access for proxy materials *

Canada - February 27 2013
Federally incorporated issuers will need to apply for an exemption from corporate legislation in order to take advantage of the notice-and-access…

Co-authors: Jake Irwin, Fraser Bourne, Matthew V. Harris, Joyce Lee, Robin Mahood.

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New notice-and-access process – streamlined delivery of proxy materials, but use with care! *

Canada - February 5 2013
Have Canadian Securities Administrators finally brought proxy delivery processes into the digital age? The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)…

Co-authors: Jake Irwin, Fraser Bourne, Matthew V. Harris, Joyce Lee, Robin Mahood.

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OSC invites input from public companies and others on shareholder democracy proposals *

Canada - January 18 2011
On January 10, 2011, the Ontario Securities Commission published OSC Staff Notice 54-701 Regulatory Developments Regarding Shareholder Democracy (the Notice), which provides an update on the status of shareholder democracy issues and identifies three issues for additional review and potential regulatory proposals for reporting issuers.

Co-authors: Lara Nathans, Rene R. Sorell.

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CSA staff conduct IFRS transition disclosure review *

Canada - September 2 2010
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently released the results of their review of the extent and quality of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) transition disclosure provided by certain issuers in their 2009 annual management's discussion and analysis (MD&A).

Co-authors: Lara Nathans.

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CCGG releases new guidelines for Building High Performance Boards *

Canada - June 29 2010
In March of this year, the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) published new guidelines for Building High Performance Boards (Guidelines).

Co-authors: Richard A. Shaw.

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