Once Canada’s new legislation comes into force, companies should consider if they meet the definition of an in-scope entity and must comply with the Act.
This update covers the latest trends and our recommendations regarding the evolving landscape of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
Despite somewhat shaky economic conditions and geopolitical upheaval on the world stage, M&A activity in Canada was relatively steady in 2022.
This update summarizes current trends in governance and executive compensation. It also includes recommendations on key issues in view of the upcoming proxy season.
The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) has released the 2022 edition of its Best Practices for Proxy Circular Disclosure.
Please join Norton Rose Fulbright’s Canadian special situations team for a webinar on complex M&A, shareholder activism and corporate governance.
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis (GL) have published updates to their proxy voting guidelines that are focused on board diversity and other board composition issues as well as climate-related disclosure.
This update covers the latest trends and our recommendations regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, initially addressed in our 2021 primer “ESG: What boards of directors should do now.”
In an effort to crack down on tax evasion, criminal activities, money laundering, corruption and terrorism financing, legislation has been introduced federally and in many Canadian provinces requiring that private corporations maintain a register of individual(s) who “significantly control” a corporation (a Register).
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