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OSC staff identify compliance issues with insider reporting

The Ontario Securities Commission staff released a report detailing their findings of a significant level of material reporting deficiencies in...

New Take-Over Bid Regime

The Canadian Securities Administrators have published fundamental amendments to the take-over bid regime that are expected to come into force on May...

CSA Adopt Incremental Amendments to Early Warning Regime – Reporting Threshold Stays at 10%

The Canadian Securities Administrators have adopted amendments to the “early warning” reporting regime (the Amendments) that are expected to...

New Offshore Liability Regime Effective February 26, 2016

Significant changes to Canada’s offshore liability regime will come into effect on February 26, 2016.

U.S. Treasury Releases New Model Tax Treaty

The U.S. Treasury has released a revised model bilateral income tax treaty (the 2016 Model Treaty) which is a significant update to the 2006 model...

Compliance challenges with the BPS Procurement Directive

In recent years, Ontario’s public services sector has been troubled by a number of highly publicized procurement scandals.

Alberta’s New Royalty Framework

On January 29, 2016, the Alberta government released the results of its Royalty Review Advisory Panel. Learn what it means for your business.

Best practices for improving gender diversity on boards and in senior management

Read our article on best practices to enhance gender diversity on boards and in senior management.

The Supreme Court Extends its Declaration of Invalidity in Carter for Four Months

The Supreme Court unanimously granted the Attorney General’s request to approve the Extension. However, it granted only a four-month extension...

Lower for longer – Boards will be challenged in 2016

The profound decline in crude prices since late 2014 has renewed challenges, carrying with it significant implications for the boards that supervise...