Business Law and Corporate Law

On November 4th, 2021, Peter Routledge, the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) announced that OSFI was lifting regulatory restrictions that it had imposed on FRFIs relating to dividends, share repurchases and ...

On February 24, 2025, Fasken published its third annual ESG Disclosure Study, offering insights into the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") strategies of 81 publicly listed companies...

Institutional Shareholders Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently published updates to their respective Canadian benchmark...

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.

A trust is a legal relationship that is created where property is entrusted to a person to hold or manage the property for the benefit of another.

Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2026, business owners can access significant tax benefits when selling a qualifying business to an employee ownership trust ("EOT") pursuant to a transaction that constitutes a qualifying business transfer. Among other benefits, eligible vendors are entitled to receive a shared pool of up to $10 million in capital gains deductions (the "EOT Deduction").

In 2025, Prince Edward Island introduced a sweeping modernization of its trust legislation through Bill No. 5 –Trustee Act, replacing the longstanding Trustee Act (Chapter T-8).

Despite the ongoing political debate regarding DEI initiatives and the decision by some organizations to de-prioritize or even dismantle them, systemic discrimination continues to be a known pervasive issue...

Like last year, progress on enhancing diversity among the directors and executive officers of Canadian public companies lost momentum in 2025.

Avocate acharnée. Mentore attentionnée. Leader bilingue d'origine autochtone. Rencontrez Bianca Kratt, c.r., associée chez BLG et présidente de l'Association du Barreau canadien pour 2025-2026.