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The privacy officer’s changing role in the age of innovation and AI

A panel discussion on emerging privacy risks and the changing role of in-house counsel was an important part of the second annual Privacy Conference...

Cybersecurity and privacy: key takeaways from our second annual conference

In October, Osler’s Montréal office hosted the firm’s second annual Privacy Conference, organized by the Privacy and Data Management team.

2025 Diversity Disclosure Practices: Diversity and leadership at Canadian public companies

Like last year, progress on enhancing diversity among the directors and executive officers of Canadian public companies lost momentum in 2025.

Unanimous shareholder agreements: no signature left behind

Unanimous shareholder agreements play a critical role in shaping governance and oversight.

Cooling off on climate- and diversity-related disclosure: CSA provides update to market

The CSA announce a pause in efforts for mandatory climate-related disclosure and amendments to existing diversity-related disclosure requirements.

CSSB issues final framework for voluntary climate-related disclosures

We compare the final framework to the earlier proposed version and look ahead to how the CSA may respond with its rules in 2025.

Declining hostile bids, IPOs and public companies

Canada has seen a decline in hostile take-over bids and a rise in shareholder activism, alongside a continued decrease in IPOs suggesting policy...

Navigating control transactions: clarifying acceptable conduct boundaries

We review recent Canadian securities regulatory authority decisions that impact control transactions.

It’s debatable: unresolved corporate governance issues impacting 2025

Debates on current corporate governance topics will shape the practices of Canadian issuers into 2025.

Spotlight on greenwashing under the Competition Act

Businesses should be mindful of greenwashing after recent legislative amendments aim to curb misleading and unsubstantiated claims.