Canada: Corporate Governance

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the ONCA), proclaimed in force on Oct. 19, 2021, is now the foundational corporate governance legislation for most Ontario Hospitals.

Nathaniel is an experienced commercial litigator at Brownlee LLP with a focused practice on shareholder disputes, corporate governance issues and complex business litigation.

In many shareholder disputes, one of the first points of conflict is whether a company's officers or directors actually had the authority to make the decisions or sign the agreements that are now being challenged.

On 1 September 2025, the UK's new "failure to prevent fraud" offence came into force, representing one of the most significant shifts in corporate criminal liability and fraud prevention in years.

South of the border, GP staking has moved from niche to mainstream, with the emergence of dedicated funds whose sole focus is acquiring GP stakes. That trend is starting to spill over into Canada...

The take-over bid regime is explored in the Alberta Securities Commission's recently published written reasons in Re Greenfire, highlighting that the regime must be understood as a complete framework.

In an attempt to support Canadian markets and issuers amid uncertainty in the global economic market, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") announced that it will be pausing projects related to the development of new mandatory climate-related disclosures and amendments to the diversity-related disclosure requirements.

In a recent article for Lexpert.ca, authors Jonathan Feldman and Gurratan Gill discuss the legal framework governing shareholder-called meetings in Canada and highlights key considerations for both investors and corporate boards.

On April 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is pausing its work on developing a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments...