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Both “interesting and sophisticated” (from “So Hard Done By” by The Tragically Hip), the Proposed Amendments are intended to reduce regulatory burden by fostering streamlined reporting and increasing reporting efficiency for reporting issuers (other than investment funds), while increasing the quality and usability of the disclosure provided to investors without compromising investor protection or the efficiency of the capital markets. In particular, the Proposed Amendments would stream...

[co-author: Karam Putros, Articling Student] In June 2019, the federal government adopted the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). Among these were amendments (Amendments) that will require certain CBCA corporations to provide disclosure on compensation clawback mechanisms and the well-being of employees, retirees and pensioners, and hold annual advisory “say-on-pay” votes (see our April 2019 The coming into force of the Amendments is tied to the implementation of associated regulatio...