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Impact of transparency register requirements on financial sponsors

In recent years, new requirements for private companies to disclose corporate ownership information have proliferated across Canada.

Corporate governance focuses on the who, what and how

The past year saw an increased focus on diversity beyond gender and new rules that add to the list of topics expected to be addressed at the board.

CSA releases its first consolidated ‘Year in Review’

A recent Canadian Securities Administrators report tracks the progress provincial and federal regulators have made on their strategic goals. We look...

California’s new ‘Climate Accountability Package’

California’s legislature recently passed two bills that impose significant mandatory climate-related reporting requirements for large public...

2023 Diversity Disclosure Practices

Overview Osler’s ninth annual comprehensive report, 2023 Diversity Disclosure Practices: Diversity and leadership at Canadian public...

CIRO outlines first steps in bulletin on priorities for FY2024

Having closed the transaction which saw the amalgamation of Canada’s two self-regulatory organizations effective January 1, 2023, the Canadian...

Lessons learned: Alberta Court refuses to approve plan of arrangement

A recent decision by the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta provides important guidance about how courts scrutinize whether an arrangement is fair...

SEC’s new mandatory cybersecurity disclosure rules and implications for Canadian issuers

Late last month, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules requiring disclosure by public companies of cybersecurity...