The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published guidance about regulatory concerns with certain asset or business acquisitions – primarily taking place in venture markets – including concerns with misleading disclosure that could constitute market manipulation.
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Even when shareholder proposals fall short at the polls, their influence can resonate beyond the vote count and plant the seed for potential shifts in shareholder engagement themes. Whether it’s nudging companies toward greater transparency—think enhanced disclosure of directors’ linguistic or environmental skills—or reviving debates about the merits of in-person annual general meetings, these proposals have a knack for keeping corporate boards on their toes.
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released today its 2025-2028 Business Plan setting out the priorities of its members for the next three years. The Plan highlights the CSA’s ongoing commitment to responsive and harmonized regulation and is rooted in two overarching goals: to enhance the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets and to advance investor protection.
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In today's high-speed environment, alignment between your press release and corresponding SEDAR+ or EDGAR filing is more than a best practice. It's a strategic imperative.
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These 50 Canadian corporations are carving out a more sustainable future.
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The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued a revised Practice Statement on management commentary. The revised Practice Statement supports improvements to and greater global alignment in management commentary and narrative reports accompanying the financial statements.
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Cybersecurity threats pose a great risk to businesses, individuals, and national security. On June 18, 2025, Parliament tabled Bill C-8, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-8). If passed, Bill C-8 would introduce new cybersecurity requirements for Canadian critical cyber systems in the federally regulated sector and telecommunications systems. Part 1 introduces cybersecurity amendments to the existing Telecommunications Act, while Part 2 proposes to enact the new Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act.
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Important legislative amendments to the Competition Act (the Act) enacted in June 2024 have had a significant impact on the legal and enforcement risks associated with environmental claims in Canada, as reported in our June 2024 bulletin. On June 5, 2025, the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) issued guidelines to address the Act’s new prohibitions on greenwashing (the Guidelines). These guidelines incorporate changes from the Bureau’s draft greenwashing guidelines issued on December 23, 2024 (the Draft Guidelines). An explanation of the amendments and the Guidelines follows.
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Shareholder activism involves shareholders of a corporation exercising their respective rights to influence and control a corporation's direction and management decisions.
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