Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec sells 5.63% of its stake in BAA, raises £253 million *

Canada - September 29 2012
As part of the transaction by which Ferrovial, S.A. sold 10.62% of its stake in BAA’s holding company, FGP Topco Ltd., to Qatar Holding LLC for €607 million, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has announced that its stake in BAA will decrease from 21.18% to 15.55%.

Co-authors: June Paddock, Daniel Picotte, Paul Yerbury, Alain Ranger .

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Electronic delivery of documents for securities industry participants *

Canada - February 8 2012
In November 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued a notice of amendments to National Policy 11-201 Delivery of Documents by Electronic Means; in Québec, Notice 11-201 related to the Delivery of Documents by Electronic Means.

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Proposed regulations to anti-spam legislation *

Canada - August 23 2011
Industry Canada and the CRTC have each released a set of draft Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations aimed at clarifying certain concepts in Canada's new anti-spam law, formerly known as the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act.

Co-authors: Charles Lupien.

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Proposed amendments to rules on communications with shareholders *

Canada - July 15 2011
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are proposing the adoption of new rules which would allow reporting issuers to choose to provide securityholders with proxy solicitations and materials through the internet (Notice-and-Access).

Co-authors: Christian Jacques.

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FISA: legal obligations and business strategies *

Canada - January 28 2011
The Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act ("FISA") was passed into law by the federal government on December 15, 2010.

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