The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we review 10 developments that general counsel and directors of Canadian public companies, and their investors, should know for 2025 and...more
1/29/2025
/ Activist Investors ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Board of Directors ,
Canada ,
Canadian Securities Administration ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
Tax Policy
Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne recently introduced the 21st-Century Business Act (Bill S-285), a Senate public bill that proposes substantive amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). The legislative proposal...more
6/12/2024
/ Board of Directors ,
Business Corporation Act ,
Canada ,
CBCA ,
Child Labor ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
European Commission ,
Forced Labor ,
Shareholders ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act
Davies Governance Insights analyzes the top trends and issues most important to Canadian public companies and provides practical guidance for boards to meet these challenges head on.
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9/7/2022
/ Canadian Securities Administration ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Act (CMA) ,
CBCA ,
Civil Liability ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
GAAP ,
MD&A Statements ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Shareholder Oppression