Vote majoritaire : où en est-on au Canada ?
Dans un article publié récemment (« Majority Voting: Latest Developments in Canada »), Stephen Erlichman revient sur la situation du vote majoritaire au Canada à travers les positions :
- du gouvernement fédéral avec le projet de loi C-25
- de la TSX dans un document publié en mars 2017 : « TSX Releases Guidance with respect to Majority Voting Policies and Advance Notice Policies » (du cabinet McCarthy tetrault)
- du gouvernement de l’Ontario : « Business Law Advisory Council Fall 2016 Report »
Une belle mise à jour !
A previous post on this site was written about (i) the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) adopting a majority voting listing requirement, effective June 30, 2014, which requires each director of a TSX listed issuer (other than those which are majority controlled) to be elected by a majority of the votes cast, other than at contested meetings (the “TSX Majority Voting Requirement”) and (ii) Bill C-25 which was introduced by the federal Canadian government on September 28, 2016 and proposes amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) that include true majority voting (i.e., by requiring shareholders to cast their votes “for” or “against” each individual director’s election and prohibiting a director who has not been elected by a majority of the votes cast from serving as a director except in prescribed circumstances) (the “Bill C-25 Amendments”). This post explains the latest developments in Canada with respect to both of these initiatives, as well as a further development with respect to majority voting in the Province of Ontario.
À la prochaine…
Ivan Tchotourian