by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 24, 2017
In January 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) published CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 51-347: Disclosure of Cyber Security Risks and Incidents (the “Staff Notice”), the findings of a review of the disclosure provided by the constituents of the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 24, 2017
On October 5, 2017, the participating jurisdictions of the securities regulatory authorities of all provinces with the exceptions of British Columbia and PEI (the “Participating Jurisdictions”) published a review (the Staff Notice) of disclosure regarding women on...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 20, 2017
On November 17, 2017, the Ontario Government released its 2017 Ontario Economic and Fiscal Review (the Review). The Review contains advance notice of two important forthcoming changes for the securities industry in Ontario. First, it confirmed that the province is...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 20, 2017
Pressure is continuing to grow on Canadian companies to disclose the risks associated with climate change. In late October, 2017, thirty Canadian and international financial institutions and pension funds representing approximately CAD $1.2 trillion in assets under...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 6, 2017
On October 26, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Consultation Paper 52-404, Approach to Director and Audit Committee Member Independence (“Consultation Paper”). The purpose of the Consultation Paper is to encourage a discussion...
