Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 72 - Cultural Roots, Belonging, and the Fear of Change: What’s Next for Inclusion?
Daily Compliance News: June 24, 2025, The Questions, Questions, and More Questions Edition
Hot Topics in International Trade - Tariff Mitigation Strategies
Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Adapting to Tariffs and Other Trade Policy Shifts Under the Trump Administration
A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Private M&A 2024: Key Trends and Forecasts
Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
Shifting Dynamics in Private Equity
4 Key Takeaways | Major U.S. Supreme Court Trademark & Copyright Decisions
Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation
[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has announced a pause to its work on developing new mandatory climate-related disclosures and amending diversity-related disclosure requirements, in light of recent significant...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is pausing its work on climate-related and diversity-related disclosure rules in order “to support Canadian markets and issuers as they adapt to the recent developments in the U.S....more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently announced measures to support the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets in response to the current uncertainty in global markets. The measures are being...more
Notre brochure Foire aux questions répond aux questions courantes au sujet de la réglementation des F&A de sociétés ouvertes. Cette ressource complète traite de sujets clés et contient de l’information essentielle pour vous...more
The SEC has updated the EDGAR system’s login, password, and access protocols which will affect Canadian SEC reporting companies and other individuals and entities with EDGAR filing codes, including non-reporting companies...more
Our FAQs brochure answers common questions about the regulation of public M&A in Canada. This comprehensive resource addresses key topics and essential insights to help navigate the complex landscape of public M&A deals in...more
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
On December 18, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB), which has been working since June 2023 to advance the adoption of sustainability standards in Canada, released its inaugural Canadian Sustainability...more
With the most recent release of their annual review of disclosure regarding women on boards and in executive officer positions at Toronto Stock Exchange-listed issuers, the Canadian Securities Administrators have now...more
On December 5, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice and Consultation 11-348: Applicability of Canadian Securities Laws and the use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Capital Markets...more
Le 7 novembre 2024, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié l’Avis 51-365 du personnel des ACVM, Activités du programme d’examen de l’information continue pour les exercices terminés les 31...more
On December 4, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published a temporary exemption from the requirements to deliver proxy-related materials for annual shareholder meetings (“AGMs”) as a result of the ongoing...more
Last month, I was invited to speak to the Canadian Securities Administrators, focusing on how U.S. securities exemptions, prospectus forms, and continuous disclosure requirements differ from their Canadian counterparts. One...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have published CSA Staff Notice 51-365 Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 (the “Staff Notice”). The...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have republished for comment proposed rule amendments and policy changes to implement an “access equals delivery” model for certain continuous disclosure documents of...more
On November 7, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released CSA Staff Notice 51-365 Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023 (Notice). The...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published its 10th annual Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions (Year 10 Report) (the Review). The Review outlines the CSA's...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have published for comment proposed amendments and changes to modernize the continuous disclosure regime for investment funds (collectively, the “Proposed Amendments”). The...more
According to a recent Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) report, gender diversity on boards is improving but continues to face hurdles. For the 10th year in a row, the proportion of board seats women hold at public...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently published for comment proposed amendments and changes to certain national instruments and policies to: (i) address the Canadian Securities Exchange’s (“CSE”) creation of...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) provided initial guidance on virtual shareholder meetings in February 2022 to: (i) assist reporting issuers in fulfilling their obligations under securities legislation; and (ii)...more
In a recent decision, Kraft (Re) (Kraft), the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (the Tribunal) articulated clear guidance with respect to the application of the necessary course of business (NCOB) exception to the prohibition...more
The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we explore 10 important trends that will help general counsel and boards navigate the year ahead. In order to help you with your strategic...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have released their annual review of disclosure regarding women on boards and in executive officer positions at Toronto Stock Exchange-listed issuers, showing positive trends in...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules requiring the disclosure of cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and material incidents (the “Rules”), effective September 5, 2023. The Rules...more