Andrew MacDougall

It’s debatable: unresolved corporate governance issues impacting 2025

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

CSA disclosure review highlights AI-washing and greenwashing among other continuous disclosure concerns

Areas that require disclosure improvements by Canadian reporting issuers include promotional claims about artificial intelligence and sustainability.

2024 Diversity Disclosure Practices: Diversity and leadership at Canadian public companies

Osler’s tenth annual comprehensive report on diversity disclosure practices now covers disclosure by TSX-listed companies and Canada Business...

Developments in diversity: women and other underrepresented groups

Progress has slowed and disclosure regarding representation at the executive level suggests that progress will continue to slow.

Diversity disclosure results for 2023: the complete picture

Overall, results for full-year 2023 reflect another year of continued slow progression for women regarding seats in the boardroom.

Mid-year results for 2024: women on boards

The significantly higher levels of diversity among companies in the S&P/TSX Composite Index has pulled up the overall average.

Mid-year results for 2024: women in executive officer positions

Among those companies adopting executive officer targets, the most common target adopted was 30% women executive officers, followed by 20%.

Diversity beyond gender: 2024 results for CBCA corporations

The adoption of targets for executive officer diversity based on characteristics beyond gender remains very rare

Best practices: who has achieved gender parity, voluntary disclosure of underrepresented groups and how to increase diversity

Gender parity continues to be an attainable goal, and one which the TSX companies listed in this chapter have reached.

Going above and beyond: best company disclosure

This chapter showcases some of our favourite examples of disclosure over the course of the last year. We hope that these examples will inspire others.