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Significant corporate governance changes in proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act

On September 28, 2016, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al. The proposed...

Significant corporate governance changes in proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act

The Canadian federal government recently introduced Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al. The proposed amendments...

Target Benefit Plans Soon to be Available for Federally Regulated Employers

The federal government announced yesterday proposed changes to the federal Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985  (the “PBSA”) to...

Taking the Show on the Road: Class Action Judges Can Sit Outside their Province

The Supreme Court of Canada held in Endean v. British Columbia that superior court judges in British Columbia and Ontario have broad statutory...

TSX provides guidance regarding the pricing of acquisition financing transactions

Some market participants may not be aware that the Toronto Stock Exchange, for years, has been scrutinizing the practice of launching and announcing...

Penalties Assessed for Untimely Disclosure of Liabilities Arising From an Investigation

On September 9, 2016, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged RPM International Inc. (“RPM”) and...

Proposed Changes to the Construction Lien Act – What Does it Mean for Industry Participants?

Please join us for an insightful webinar on the potential impact of the proposed changes.

“Impermissible Attempt” to Avoid Restrictions on Secondary Market Class Actions Rejected by Court of Appeal for Ontario

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has recently confirmed that the Securities Act provides a circumscribed route for class actions alleging secondary...

CPP Enhancement is Coming

On October 6, 2016 the government introduced Bill C-26, which sets out amendments to enhance the Canada Pension Plan.  This follows the recent...

Appellate Court Splits On Evidentiary Threshold For Certification

Evidence is required to establish “some basis in fact” for the procedural preconditions to certification. This requires certification...