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Réponse judicieuse à la crise liée au nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19)

Les organisations doivent cerner et gérer de façon réfléchie les risques entraînés par cette « crise », précipitée par la flambée, en...

Corporate governance: Evolution of existing trends in 2019

Canadian corporate governance developments in 2019 reflected the evolution of a number of existing trends.

‘Green’ governance: CSA outlines expectations regarding governance disclosure and practices in the cannabis sector

Regulatory and legal risks abound in developing business areas, such as the recently legalized cannabis industry in Canada. One of the key challenges...

When does “good faith” limit a company’s choices?

In 2014, the Supreme Court released its ground-breaking decision to recognize a common law duty of good faith in the performance of contracts in...

Canada is first jurisdiction worldwide to require diversity disclosure beyond gender; Diversity disclosure rules will apply to federally incorporated public companies effective Jan. 1, 2020

Effective Jan. 1, 2020, corporations governed by the CBCA with publicly traded securities will be required to provide shareholders with information...

Court has no appetite to pierce corporate veil in restaurant lease decision

Corporate directors and officers may generally only be held personally liable for misconduct on the part of the corporation in limited circumstances...

Corporate governance: More engagement

Over the course of 2018, corporations and their boards of directors were increasingly asked to engage on a wider range of topics, both with...

The inclusion imperative: In 2018, building a better board means building a board that looks like Canada

Last October, when Statistics Canada published the results of the 2016 census, we learned that more than one in five Canadians—7.7 million...