Securities Law Updates
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February 2010
Liability for Secondary Market Disclosure -
January 2010
CSA Issues Final Form of NI 55-104 - Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions -
November 2009
Staff Notice 58-305 – Status Report on the Proposed Changes to the Corporate Governance Regime -
September 2009
TSX to Require Securityholder Approval of Public Company Acquisitions -
July 2009
CSA Staff Publish Staff Notice Regarding Transition into the New Registration Regime -
May 2009
Shareholder Rights Plans -
May 2009
TSX Initiatives -
April 2009
Guidance in Respect of Resources Disclosure Other than Reserves Data -
February 2009
Proposed Amendments to the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee Regimes -
January 2009
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Reasons for its BCE Decision -
December 2008
CSA Issues Notice and Request for Comments Regarding Insider Reporting Requirements -
December 2008
Amendment of the TSX Listing Fees -
November 2008
International Financial Reporting Standards -
November 2008
New Requirements for Executive Compensation Disclosure -
October 2008
Adoption of National Policy on Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults -
September 2008
Proposed TSX Listing Rules for Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations -
September 2008
New Rule on Internal Control Certifications Effective for December 2008 Year-Ends -
July 2008
Amendments to Electronic Proxy Solicitation Rules -
March 2008
Passport System and Harmonized Prospectus Regime to Take Effect March 17, 2008 -
March 2008
OSC Announces Results of Review of Environmental Reporting -
February 2008
Changes to Existing Canadian Take-over Bid Regime -
December 2006
Important Developments with Respect to Take-Over Bids -
June 2006
Defence for Misrepresentations in Forward-Looking Information -
May 2006
Canadian Securities Administrators Will Not Require Internal Control Audits
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November 2005
New Short form Prospectus System Effective December 30, 2005
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September 2005
Ontario Introduces New Law on Liability for Public Company Disclosure Effective December 31st, 2005
Tax Law Updates
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March 2010
Federal Budget Proposal Benefits Foreign Investment into Canada -
January 2010
CRA Pronouncement Likely Puts an End to Exchangeable Debenture Financings -
October 2009
Proposed Changes to TFSA Rules to Target Tax Planning Schemes -
July 2009
Taxable Employment Benefits: CRA Reduces Some of the Administrative Burden -
June 2009
Historically Low Interest Rates Create Income Splitting Opportunities -
February 2009
Amendments to Canadian Withholding Tax Rules on the Sale of “Taxable Canadian Property -
January 2009
Proposed Income Tax Changes Announced in Federal Budget Speech -
January 2009
Lipson v. The Queen
The Supreme Court of Canada’s Latest Interpretation of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule -
November 2008
Proposed Amendments to Streamline the Functional Currency Tax Reporting Rules -
September 2008
The Ontario Ideas for the Future Act, 2008
10 Year Tax Holiday for Companies that Commercialize Academic IP -
December 2007
A Happy New Year for Foreign Lenders and their Canadian Borrowers: Withholding Tax to be Eliminated on Most Interest Payments -
October 2007
Our October issue discusses the recent changes to the Canada-United States Tax Treaty with respect to the treatment of US limited liability companies (LLCs) investing in Canada.
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September 2007
Saskferco Products Inc. v. The Queen: Hedge Accounting Principles and Foreign Exchange Recognition -
July 2007
High-Yield Common Shares: The Northstar Healthcare Inc. IPO -
March 2007
Federal Budget Tax Proposals and the Capital Markets -
December 2006
Supreme Court of Canada Denies Deduction of Foreign Exchange on Debt Repayments -
August 2006
Draft Legislation Released to Reduce Tax on Certain Dividends -
March 2006
The Tax Treatment of Corporate Transaction Costs
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November 2005
Supreme Court of Canada Renders Decisions on the General Anit-Avoidance Rule
Debt Products Updates
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October 2009
Bill 63: Substantive Reform of the Companies Act (Quebec) -
July 2009
Standard Form Security Agreements and Guarantees and the Courts’ Willingness to Rewrite: Royal Bank of Canada v. El-Bris Limited and James Ellis 1 -
February 2009
When Does the Limitation Period Begin to Run on Guarantees?: The Bank of Nova Scotia v. Williamson -
January 2009
Regulatory Licences – Enhanced Collateral Security for Lenders to Borrowers in Regulated Industries -
December 2008
Draft Guideline B-8 - Deterring and Detecting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing -
November 2008
Court Sanctions Plan to Restructure $32 Billion ABCP Market -
November 2008
The Credit Crisis and its Impact on Debt Financing in Canada -
November 2008
It's a Lenders' Market Out There! -
October 2008
Distressed Debt Investors in the Current Market -
October 2008
Department of Finance Canada Announces Creation of the Canadian Lenders Assurance Facility -
December 2007
A Happy New Year for Foreign Lenders and their Canadian Borrowers: Withholding Tax to be Eliminated on Most Interest Payments