The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Company Manual provides in section 461.3[1] that an issuer listed on TSX must adopt a majority voting policy “unless it otherwise satisfies the Majority Voting Requirement in a manner acceptable to TSX, for example, by applicable statute, articles, by-laws or other similar instruments”.
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Bill C-25 is a federal government bill that would, if adopted, introduce sweeping changes to the corporate governance regime for reporting issuers incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). Like the proverbial tortoise, the bill has moved unhurriedly through the legislative process, in part due to several changes made to the bill since our previous post that discussed Bill C-25. The bill’s enactment would be just one of many “finish lines”, and it may take several years for all provisions of the bill and accompanying regulations to be drafted and brought into force. This post will canvass the amendments made so far to Bill C-25, with a focus on the proposed gender diversity disclosure framework, and will show a path forward to its eventual coming into force.
Continue Reading Bill C-25 and its Amendments to the CBCA: A Legislative Tortoise Approaches a Finish Line
Stephen Erlichman recently wrote “Majority Voting: Latest Developments in Canada”, a short piece published in the March 22 edition of the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. The article explains the latest developments in Canada with respect to 1) the Toronto Stock Exchange’s new guidance with respect to its
On June 27, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released OSC Staff Notice 11-768 Notice of Statement of Priorities for financial year to end March 31, 2014 (Statement of Priorities). The Statement of Priorities sets out the key regulatory priorities of the OSC for its 2013-2014 financial year.
While a number
As reported in our TSX Mandated Majority…bulletin and TSX moves to majority voting blog post, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) adopted at the end of 2012 a policy that requires TSX-listed companies to disclose in their Management Information Circulars whether they have adopted a majority voting policy for the election of directors
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) took two strides towards the implementation of mandatory majority voting for directors. Firstly, it announced its adoption of several amendments to the TSX Company Manual, effective December 31, 2012, aimed at improving corporate governance standards and disclosure including the implementation of a “comply or explain” majority voting requirement. Secondly, it
