On December 16,2018 all existing Ontario Business Corporations Act (“OBCA”) companies will need to comply with Section 140.11  of the OBCA, which requires companies to keep a register of all “ownership interests in land” in Ontario.  For mining companies, such interests established under the Mining Act (Ontario)2 can include: (i)    Patented…

From another General: “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” – Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, and former General of…

Even lawyers that thoroughly enjoy the art of drafting legal documents sometimes make basic, preventable mistakes. These can take the form of misplaced or missing punctuation, failure to define a term, or failure to review boilerplate, among others. Many times these errors will not materialize into adverse consequences, as is…

We are occasionally asked whether public companies can conduct at-the-market offerings (ATMs) in Canada.  The answer is yes.  While they are more common in the U.S., ATMs are also used by public companies to raise capital in Canada. In a Canadian ATM, an issuer’s equity securities are sold in a…