Tag archives: National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices

Management diversity: will targets and quotas improve gender diversity?

By Lucy Liu (Toronto) on November 21, 2017 Posted in Corporate Governance

On October 5, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released Staff Notice 58-309 (Staff Notice) reporting findings of a review carried out by various Canadian securities regulators of disclosure regarding women on boards and in executive officer positions by TSX issuers, as prescribed in National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices. We previously reported … Continue reading

Federal government proposes changes to corporate law: What it means for corporate governance and shareholder activism

By Walied Soliman and Andrea Brewer on October 6, 2016 Posted in Corporate Governance, Shareholder Activism

On September 28, 2016, Canada’s federal government introduced a bill proposing amendments (the Amendments) to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the CBCA), among other acts. The Amendments include new requirements for electing directors, mandatory diversity disclosure, and changes to shareholder communications. These proposed changes, if enacted, will have significant effects on corporate governance and shareholder … Continue reading