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- ISS and Glass Lewis 2025 Canadian Benchmark Policy Guidelines
Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis have published their Canadian benchmark policy guidelines for the 2025 proxy season. Key updates focus on the board’s oversight of artificial intelligence (“AI”), shareholder meeting format, board diversity, disclosure of directors and nomin … Read more »
- Extension of SEDAR+ Filing Exemption for Foreign Issuer Private Placements
Certain members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have extended the temporary exemption from the requirement to transmit a Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (“Report of Exempt Distribution”) and offering memorandum through the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retriev … Read more »
- CSA Propose Amendments to the Principal Distributor Model for Mutual Funds
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have published for comment amendments and changes to the principal distributor model in the distribution of mutual fund securities (collectively, the “Proposed Amendments”). The Proposed Amendments would: (i) clarify that a principal distributor cannot … Read more »
- Exploring Canada’s ESG Framework: Key Topics and Trends
Four members of our Montréal, Toronto, and Calgary offices have recently updated the “Canada” chapter of the Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2024, published by the International Comparative Legal Guides. This chapter provides a detailed examination of Canada’s regulatory framework, addressing … Read more »
- CIRO Proceeds with Phase 4 of its Rule Consolidation Project
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) has published for comment Phase 4 of its rule consolidation project (the “Rule Consolidation Project”). Phase 4 involves the adoption of rules relating to managing significant areas of risk, individual approval, business conduct and client acc … Read more »