The federal government’s 2019 budget confirms and expands its focus on corporate governance that appeared in Bill C-25’s legislative push for diversity in corporate leadership last year. Bill C-25, which proposed changes to diversity disclosure requirements under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”), is discussed in our May 2018 blog post. Bill ...
Corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) will be required to maintain a securities register of all individuals with “significant control” over the corporation pursuant to new legislation coming into force on June 13, 2019. The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86) introduces amendments to the CBCA (the “CBCA ...
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