Davies recently submitted a comment letter in response to public consultations initiated by the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) regarding their draft sustainability and climate disclosure standards, which aim to set a new benchmark for the disclosure of sustainability-related information.
The comment letter, prepared by Richard Fridman, Sarah Powell and Zachary Silver, commends the CSSB for its ongoing efforts to ensure investors and stakeholders have access to clear, consistent and comparable sustainability-related financial disclosures, by adapting the standards of the International Sustainability Standards Board for the Canadian context. However, given that the Canadian Securities Administrators have advised that they will consider the CSSB standards in finalizing its climate-related disclosure rule, Davies encouraged the CSSB to include an express materiality assessment to climate-related financial disclosures.
Bill 5: Ontario’s Proposed Approach to Accelerating Major Projects
May 15, 2025 - In response to current global economic uncertainty, the Ontario government recently tabled Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025. Bill 5 aims to streamline and accelerate the approval processes for major mining and infrastructure projects in Ontario while also...
Disclosure Interrupted: CSA Pauses Climate and Diversity Disclosure Rules
Apr. 28, 2025 - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is pausing its work on climate-related and diversity-related disclosure rules in order “to support Canadian markets and issuers as they adapt to the recent developments in the U.S. and globally. ” Consistent with the CSA’s recent regulatory shift...
