IR Leader
March 08, 2016

CIRI National Board of Directors - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

CIRI is looking for up to two current CIRI members to join the CIRI National Board of Directors at the CIRI Annual General Meeting in June, 2016. In order to comply with our by-law requirement that at least two-thirds of the Board be corporate IR practitioners, we are looking for corporate IR practitioners to fill these two positions.

If you know another CIRI member that you think would make a good addition to the CIRI National Board of Directors, we would ask you to please enter their name in nomination. The Call for Nominations to the CIRI National Board of Directors gives you all the details of the skill sets for a Board Director and how to complete the nomination process.

Please contact Brian Ector, Meghan Brown or Yvette Lokker with any questions.

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IR Job Notifications

CIRI is pleased to inform you that new job opportunities are available in Ontario and Quebec.

CIRI members can click here to view the postings. You must be logged in as this is a 'Members Only' benefit.

Are you looking to create or fill a position in your company or for a client? Here's an effective way to reach CIRI members who are looking for new challenges in investor relations.

Members may submit a job posting free of charge. Non-members may submit a job posting for $150+HST.

Click here to submit a job posting.
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Top Stories

Proxy Season 2016: Big Stakes, Power Grabs

Proxy season kicks off April 15, and investors are already lining up to attend the annual shareholder meetings of the companies in which they own stock.

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Canada's Early Warning Rules Get Tougher in May

Along with the announcement on February 25, 2016 of final amendments to Canada's take-over bid regime, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the text of final amendments to Canada's Early Warning Regime (EWR), which will take effect on May 9, 2016.

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Canadian Regulators Implement Passport Expansion and Automatic Cease Trade Orders in Multiple Jurisdictions

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced today the implementation of amendments that will expand the passport system to allow issuers to file a single application with their principal regulator to cease to be a reporting issuer in all jurisdictions where they have this status. The CSA is also implementing a new rule that will allow the automatic application in multiple jurisdictions of cease trade orders resulting from the failure to file continuous disclosure documents.

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Recommended Proxy Disclosure for Director Elections and Other Proposals

Tips and forms you can use for drafting your proxy statement to increase clarity and avoid pitfalls.

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Carrying the Tune: OSC Whistleblower Program Coming Soon

With the success of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program as a model, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") has been developing its own whistleblower program with a targeted implementation of spring 2016.

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Canada's New Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System

The new proposed cooperative system has emerged in the wake of the 2011 Supreme Court of Canada decision which defeated the Canadian government's previous initiative to establish a single national securities regulator.

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105-Day Take-Over Bids - What Impact on Take-Over Defences?

The long awaited amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime and the early warning reporting regime have been introduced. With a 105-day deposit period and a de facto "shareholder vote" on a take-over bid, how has the landscape for take-over defences changed?

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Notice of Housekeeping Rule Amendments to the TSX Company Manual

On February 11, 2016, the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") issued a notice (the "Notice") of Housekeeping Amendments (the "Amendments") to Appendix D - Toronto Stock Exchange Evidence of Security Ownership ("Appendix D") of the TSX Company Manual.

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Finish Line in Sight: New Take-Over Bid Rules Are Coming

On February 25, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators published final amendments to the rules governing take over bids in Canada that mark the completion of the process to enhance the quality and integrity of Canada's take-over bid regime and rebalance the current dynamics among offerors and boards of directors and security holders of targets.

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Post-Enron Accounting Rule Requires Companies to Report Leases

The Financial Accounting Standards Board, the body that sets accounting rules, has issued a final rule that changes how companies account for most of their leases.

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