Canada: Corporate Governance

Foreign companies operating in Canada face a rapidly evolving ESG compliance landscape that extends far beyond voluntary commitments. From mandatory Modern Slavery Act reporting with personal liability for directors to climate risk disclosure requirements for financial institutions, Canadian ESG obligations now carry significant penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Understanding which reporting frameworks apply to your organization and when implementation deadlines have already passed is critical to avoidi

When shareholders refuse to recognize a co-owner's status and systematically exclude them from corporate affairs, what legal remedies are available? This case explores how Quebec's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms protects shareholder property rights and when courts will award punitive damages for intentional violations in oppression remedy disputes.

Family-owned businesses often start governing themselves informally, with an understanding between siblings or cousins that works fine until the family, or the business, outgrows it. Two publications help explain what effective family enterprise governance looks like, and why it's worth the effort of building it deliberately rather than leaving it to chance.