On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 (the Blanket Order), introducing targeted relief from certain limitations of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the...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
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
Clarity for CBCA Incorporated Reporting Issuers On January 31, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published an exemption (the Exemption) for reporting issuers incorporated under the Canada Business...more
Proxy season is once again upon us! When preparing proxy materials in 2022, issuers should focus on meaningful engagement with shareholders and integrating environmental and social disclosure into their circulars and other...more
Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass, Lewis & Co ("Glass Lewis") have both released their updates to their respective Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the 2020 proxy season. The ISS updates apply to...more
The integrity of the shareholder vote is a cornerstone of shareholder democracy for public companies. Shareholders’ ability to “have their say” is exercised at shareholder meetings largely through proxy voting, which is a...more