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Unanimous Shareholder Agreements: Three Tax Pitfalls Business Owners Must Avoid
Business owners often overlook the tax implications of unanimous shareholder agreement provisions, which can trigger unintended changes in corporate control, loss of Canadian Controlled Private Corporation status, and deemed year-ends with significant consequences. Understanding how provisions affect de jure and de facto control, share option rights, and acquisition of control rules is essential before finalizing these powerful governance documents.
Canada Tax
MT
Miller Thomson LLP
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Étude 2026 sur l’information relative aux facteurs ESG
L’étude 2026 de Fasken sur l’information relative aux facteurs ESG met en lumière comment les sociétés canadiennes renforcent leurs pratiques en matière de durabilité, améliorent la transparence et répondent aux attentes changeantes des parties prenantes. Cette étude, qui porte sur 100 sociétés cotées à la Bourse de Toronto, peut vous aider à savoir où se situe votre organisation et à prendre des décisions plus éclairées concernant les priorités environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance (ESG) émergentes.
Canada Commercial
FF
Fasken (French)
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Stronger Together: What Mining Companies, Investors And Financiers Need To Know About Western And Northern Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy
Certain Canadian provinces and territories have taken an important step toward a more coordinated critical minerals economy. Stronger Together: A Critical Minerals Strategy for Western and Northern Canada (the Strategy) brings British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (being together, Western and Northern Canada) together around a shared objective: to position the region as a globally competitive, investment-ready supplier of responsibly sourced critical minerals.
Canada Energy
C
Cassels
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Ontario Revisits Life And Health MGA Licensing Framework
Ontario is proposing significant amendments to its Life and Health Managing General Agent licensing framework in response to industry concerns about overbreadth. The revised approach would narrow the scope to entities with direct insurer agreements and intermediary functions, while shifting certain activities like agent training from licensing triggers to regulatory oversight through standards of practice. Will these changes successfully balance consumer protection with regulatory efficiency and advance har
Canada Insurance
TL
Torys LLP
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CSA Launches Extensive Consultation On Reporting Issuer Regulation
The Canadian Securities Administrators have released a comprehensive consultation paper seeking stakeholder feedback on modernizing securities regulation for reporting issuers across five critical areas, including proportionate regulation frameworks, alternative financial reporting for venture issuers, and potential elimination of hold periods for private placements. This extensive review could fundamentally reshape how Canadian public companies access capital markets and fulfill their continuous disclosure
Canada Commercial
ML
McMillan LLP
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First Ontario Court Decision To Interpret Sanctions Against Russia Provides Guidance On "Deemed Control”
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice delivered its first decision applying Canada's sanctions regime under the Russia Regulations, dismissing an oppression claim against an Ontario corporation that suspended director appointment rights of a shareholder owned by senior officials of a designated Russian entity. The case provides crucial guidance on interpreting the "deemed control" test for entities not directly owned by sanctioned persons, establishing important precedent for Canadian businesses navigating
Canada International
BC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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