Canada: Corporate Governance

In recent years, it has become increasingly more common for charities and not-for-profits to hold their board and member meetings by electronic means, such as online...

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.

Starting and growing a business is an exciting journey with abundant opportunity, but also one filled with its fair share of challenges and risks.

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...

On April 28, the Liberal Party of Canada secured its fourth consecutive mandate—and its first under new leader Mark Carney—winning 169 seats in the House of Commons.

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.