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By Occasional Contributors | 6 Minutes Read January 13, 2017

CBCA amendments: Corporate governance changes

On September 28, 2016, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C–25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al. The proposed amendments are the culmination of the first substantive review of the Canada Business Corporations Act in 15 years and are the result of a consultation process initiated in 2013. The stated objectives of the proposed amendments are to, among other things...

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / Annual director elections, bill C-25, Bill C–25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al., Canada Business Corporations Act, CBCA, CBCA corporations, corporate governance, Diversity disclosure, Majority Vote Standard for Director Elections, No slate elections, notice and access

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read January 20, 2014

Federal government seeks input on Canada Business Corporations Act

The Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) last underwent significant change in 2001, and Industry Canada believes conditions have changed enough since then that it's time for another review. The department is accepting input until March 11, 2014, on the following topics...

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Finance and Accounting / accountability, arrangements, beneficial owners of shares, board accountability, board diversity, Canada Business Corporations Act, CBCA, consolidation of shares, corporate social responsibility, corporate transparency, CSR, dissolved corporations, diversity, executive compensation, going-private transactions, incorporation structure, Industry Canada, legal compliance, non-distributing corporations, property vested in the Crown, proxies, proxy circular, revival of dissolved corporations, rights of registered shareholders, securities, securities transfers, shareholder and board communication, shareholder rights, shareholder threshold, shareholder voting, shareholders' right of dissent, socially responsible enterprises, soliciting proxies, squeeze-out transaction, threshold exception, transparency

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