The Dentons Proxy Guide sets out legislative, regulatory and “advisory” developments in respect of corporate governance and annual disclosure matters. These will impact Canadian public companies when preparing their proxy-related materials and other annual disclosure. The focus is on the 12 months to the end of February 2021, with some reminders about continuing developments and future matters.

I. New developments

• CSA 2020 continuous disclosure review
• CBCA diversity disclosure guidelines
• Advisory updates – Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis

II. Continuing developments

• Climate risk disclosure
• Diversity on boards and in executive officer positions

III. Coming developments

• Supply chain transparency
• CBCA changes not yet in effect
• Coming regulatory developments

IV. On the horizon

• Recommendations of the Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce

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