Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Significant amendments to Canada’s Competition Act with far-reaching implications

Introduced in Parliament on November 28, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 proposes substantial amendments to Canada's Competition...

Update on B.C. pay transparency and Ontario announcement of new pay transparency rules

To assist with the interpretation of the Pay Transparency Act that came into force in May of this year, the British Columbia government released...

Government of Alberta pauses new renewable energy project approvals

Alberta is pausing approvals of new renewable electricity generation projects over one megawatt until February 29, 2024, and will conduct an inquiry...

First justiciable climate claim in Ontario – Mathur v. Ontario

Jennifer Fairfax, Ankita Gupta and Joaquin Arias discuss in an Update the first court decision in Ontario to find that a climate lawsuit is...

Supply chain scrutiny and Canada’s Modern Slavery Act – a ‘how-to’ guide for businesses

Reporting obligations for certain businesses under Canada’s Modern Slavery Act are outlined in an Update by Alan Kenigsberg, John Valley, Chelsea...

Divided on diversity: alternative proposals from Canadian securities regulators to update diversity disclosure requirements

Last month, the Canadian Securities Administrators released for comment two alternative approaches to updating diversity and director nomination...