Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 150: Listen and Learn -- Corporate Formation and Pre-Incorporation Liability
Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne recently introduced the 21st-Century Business Act (Bill S-285), a Senate public bill that proposes substantive amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). The legislative proposal...more
Depuis le 1er janvier 2020, les sociétés ayant fait appel au public (en général, les sociétés ouvertes) régies par la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions (la « LCSA ») sont tenues de fournir des renseignements sur la...more
Since January 1, 2020, distributing corporations (generally, public companies) governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) have been required to provide diversity disclosures regarding “designated groups,” as...more
As part of a global effort to improve corporate transparency and combat serious financial crime, private companies incorporated under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act (“BCBCA”) have been required to prepare and...more
Comme nous l’avons mentionné dans le Bulletin Blakes de mai 2019 intitulé Modification de la LCSA : nouveau registre des particuliers ayant un contrôle important, depuis juin 2019, les sociétés fermées assujetties à la Loi...more
As noted in our May 2019 Blakes Bulletin: CBCA Amendments: New Register to Track Individuals with Significant Control, starting in June 2019 private corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) have...more
Amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) that impose majority voting requirements, annual director terms, a prohibition on slate voting and a change to the period during which shareholders must deliver...more
Recent amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will require private corporations to report information regarding individuals with significant control to Corporations Canada. These amendments form part of the...more
Le 31 août 2022, certaines modifications (les « modifications ») tant attendues à la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions (la « LCSA ») et à des règlements connexes à l’égard du processus d’élection des administrateurs...more
Effective August 31, 2022, certain long-awaited amendments (Amendments) to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and related regulations administered by the Department of Industry (Regulations) impacting director...more
En mai 2018, le projet de loi C-25, Loi modifiant la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, la Loi canadienne sur les coopératives, la Loi canadienne sur les organisations à but non lucratif et la Loi sur la...more
Le 7 avril 2021, Corporations Canada a publié son rapport intitulé Diversité au sein des conseils d’administration et de la haute direction des sociétés ayant fait appel au public de régime fédéral (le « Rapport »). Il s’agit...more
In May 2018, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and the Competition Act (Bill C-25) received Royal Assent. Certain amendments to the...more
On April 7, 2021, Corporations Canada published Diversity of Boards of Directors and Senior Management of Federal Distributing Corporations (Report). The Report is the first annual review of “comply or explain” disclosure...more
En juin 2019, le gouvernement fédéral a adopté la Loi n° 1 d'exécution du budget de 2019 (projet de loi C-97), laquelle a apporté plusieurs modifications notables à la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions (la « LCSA...more
In June 2019, the federal government adopted the Budget Implementation Act, 019, No. 1 (Bill C-97), which resulted in several notable amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). Among these were amendments...more
Effective June 30, 2020, the Government of British Columbia brought into force amendments under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (BCBCA), introducing a new type of business structure: the benefit company. With...more
Starting on May 1 of this year, all private companies governed by the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (BCA) must maintain a "transparency register". The register will contain the names of individuals with direct...more
Companies governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) should be aware and mindful of recent amendments to the CBCA related to directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duties and diversity disclosure requirements...more
Public corporations incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will soon be required to report the diversity of their directors and senior management....more
Beginning January 1, 2020, distributing corporations (generally, public companies) governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will be required to provide additional diversity disclosure in connection with their...more
The federal government’s omnibus budget implementation bill (Bill) received royal assent on June 21, 2019, the last sitting day of the House of Commons and Senate before breaking for the summer. Accordingly, certain...more
On June 13, 2019, Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86), will come into force. Bill C-86 received royal assent on December 13, 2018 and provides for various amendments to the Canada Business...more
Significant amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) proposed in the federal government’s omnibus budget implementation bill (Bill) would codify into statute some of the principles relating to directors’...more
The federal government’s omnibus bill, the Budget Implementation Act, 2018 No. 2 (Bill C-86) received royal assent on December 13, 2018. Bill C-86, among other things, amended the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) to...more