BILL C-82 - First Reading

1996, c. 6, s. 112	344. (1) The portion of paragraph 41(1)(c) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
	(c) that is the same as or, in the opinion of the Superintendent, substantially the same as or confusingly similar to, any existing
1996, c. 6, s. 112	(2) Paragraph 41(1)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(d) that is the same as or, in the opinion of the Superintendent, substantially the same as or confusingly similar to, the known name under or by which any entity carries on business or is identified; or
	345. Section 69 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):
Exception	(2.1) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a company may record in the appropriate stated capital account part of the amount of any consideration it receives for shares it issues
	(a) in exchange for
	(i) property of a person who immediately before the exchange did not deal with the company at arm's length within the meaning of the Income Tax Act, or
	(ii) shares of a body corporate that immediately before the exchange, or because of the exchange, did not deal with the company at arm's length within the meaning of the Income Tax Act; or
	(b) under an agreement referred to in subsection 229(1), to shareholders of an amalgamating body corporate who receive the shares in addition to or instead of securities of the amalgamated company.
Limit on addition to a stated capital account	(2.2) On the issuance of a share, a company shall not add to the stated capital account in respect of the share an amount greater than the amount of the consideration it receives for the share.
Constraint on addition to a stated capital account	(2.3) Where a company that has issued any outstanding shares of more than one class or series proposes to add to a stated capital account that it maintains in respect of a class or series of shares an amount that was not received by the company as consideration for the issue of shares, the addition must be approved by special resolution unless all the issued and outstanding shares are of not more than two classes of convertible shares referred to in subsection 80(4).
	346. Subsection 143(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Notice of continuation of meeting	(2) If a meeting of shareholders is adjourned by one or more adjournments for a total of thirty days or more, notice of the continuation of the meeting shall be given as for an original meeting but, unless the meeting is adjourned by one or more adjournments for a total of more than ninety days, subsection 160.04 (1) does not apply.
	347. Subsection 146(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Management proxy	(2) A company that solicits proxies shall, in the management proxy circular required by subsection 160.05 (1), set out any proposal of a shareholder submitted for consideration at a meeting of shareholders or attach the proposal to the management proxy circular.
	348. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 160:
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Definitions	160.01 The definitions in this section apply in this section and in sections 160.02 to 160.08.
``registrant'' « courtier agréé »	``registrant'' means a securities broker or dealer required to be registered to trade or deal in securities under the laws of any jurisdiction.
``solicit'' or ``solicita- tion'' « sollicita- tion »	``solicit'' or ``solicitation'' includes
	(a) a request for a proxy, whether or not accompanied by or included in a form of proxy,
	(b) a request to execute or not to execute a form of proxy or to revoke a proxy,
	(c) the sending of a form of proxy or other communication to a shareholder under circumstances reasonably calculated to result in the procurement, withholding or revocation of a proxy, and
	(d) the sending of a form of proxy to a shareholder under section 160.04,
	but does not include
	(e) the sending of a form of proxy in response to an unsolicited request made by or on behalf of a shareholder,
	(f) the performance of administrative acts or professional services on behalf of a person soliciting a proxy,
	(g) the sending by a registrant of the documents referred to in section 160.07, or
	(h) a solicitation by a person in respect of shares of which that person is the beneficial owner.
``solicita- tion by or on behalf of the management of a company'' « sollicita- tion effectuée par la direction d'une société ou pour son compte »	``solicitation by or on behalf of the management of a company'' means a solicitation by any person pursuant to a resolution or instruction of, or with the acquiescence of, the directors or a committee of the directors of the company.
Appointing proxyholder	160.02 (1) A shareholder who is entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders may, by executing a form of proxy, appoint a proxyholder or one or more alternate proxyholders, who are not required to be shareholders, to attend and act at the meeting in the manner and to the extent authorized by the proxy and with the authority conferred by the proxy.
Execution of proxy	(2) A form of proxy shall be executed by a shareholder or by a shareholder's attorney authorized in writing to do so.
Limit on authority	(3) No appointment of a proxyholder provides authority for the proxyholder to act in respect of the appointment of an auditor or the election of a director unless a nominee proposed in good faith for the appointment or election is named in the form of proxy, a management proxy circular, a dissident's proxy circular or a proposal under subsection 146(1).
Required information	(4) A form of proxy must indicate, in bold-face type, that the shareholder by whom or on whose behalf it is executed may appoint a proxyholder, other than a person designated in the form of proxy, to attend and act on the shareholder's behalf at a meeting to which the proxy relates, and must contain instructions as to the manner in which the shareholder may do so.
Validity of proxy	(5) A proxy is valid only at the meeting in respect of which it is given or at a continuation of the meeting after an adjournment.
Revocation of proxy	(6) A shareholder may revoke a proxy
	(a) by depositing an instrument in writing executed by the shareholder or by the shareholder's attorney authorized in writing to do so
	(i) at the head office of the company at any time up to and including the last business day before the day of a meeting, or a continuation of the meeting after an adjournment, at which the proxy is to be used, or
	(ii) with the chairperson of the meeting on the day of the meeting or a continuation of the meeting after an adjournment; or
	(b) in any other manner permitted by law.
Deposit of proxies	160.03 The directors may specify, in a notice calling a meeting of shareholders or a continuation of a meeting of shareholders after an adjournment, a time before which executed forms of proxy to be used at the meeting or the continued meeting must be deposited with the company or its transfer agent. The time specified must not be more than forty-eight hours, excluding Saturdays and holidays, before the meeting or the continued meeting.
Mandatory solicitation	160.04 (1) Subject to subsection 143(2) and subsection (2), the management of a company shall, concurrently with giving notice of a meeting of shareholders, send a form of proxy in prescribed form to each shareholder entitled to receive notice of the meeting.
Exception	(2) If a company has fewer than fifteen shareholders, the management of the company is not required to send a form of proxy to the shareholders under subsection (1). For the purpose of this subsection, two or more joint shareholders are counted as one shareholder.
Soliciting proxies	160.05 (1) A person shall not solicit proxies unless
	(a) in the case of solicitation by or on behalf of the management of a company, a management proxy circular in prescribed form, either as an appendix to, or as a separate document accompanying, the notice of the meeting, is sent to the auditor of the company and to each shareholder whose proxy is solicited; and
	(b) in the case of any other solicitation, a dissident's proxy circular in prescribed form stating the purposes of the solicitation is sent to the auditor of the company, to each shareholder whose proxy is solicited and to the company.

Copy to Superinten- dent	(2) A person who sends a management proxy circular or dissident's proxy circular shall at the same time file with the Superintendent
	(a) in the case of a management proxy circular, a copy of it together with a copy of the notice of meeting, form of proxy and any other documents for use in connection with the meeting; and
	(b) in the case of a dissident's proxy circular, a copy of it together with a copy of the form of proxy and any other documents for use in connection with the meeting.
Exemption by Superinten- dent	(3) On the application of an interested person, the Superintendent may, on any terms that the Superintendent thinks fit, exempt the person from any of the requirements of subsection (1) and section 160.04, and the exemption may be given retroactive effect.
Reporting exemptions	(4) The Superintendent shall set out in a periodical available to the public the particulars of each exemption granted under subsection (3) together with the reasons for the exemption.
Attendance at meeting	160.06 (1) A person who solicits a proxy and is appointed proxyholder shall attend in person or cause an alternate proxyholder to attend every meeting in respect of which the proxy is valid, and the proxyholder or alternate proxyholder shall comply with the directions of the shareholder who executed the form of proxy.
Rights of proxyholder	(2) A proxyholder or an alternate proxyholder has the same rights as the appointing shareholder to speak at a meeting of shareholders in respect of any matter, to vote by way of ballot at the meeting and, except where a proxyholder or an alternate proxyholder has conflicting instructions from more than one shareholder, to vote at the meeting in respect of any matter by way of a show of hands.
Vote by show of hands	(3) Where the chairperson of a meeting of shareholders declares to the meeting that, if a ballot were conducted, the total number of votes represented at the meeting by proxy required to be voted against what, to the knowledge of the chairperson, would be the decision of the meeting in relation to any matter or group of matters is less than five per cent of all the votes that might be cast at the meeting on the ballot, unless a shareholder or proxyholder demands a ballot,
	(a) the chairperson may conduct the vote in respect of that matter or group of matters by way of a show of hands; and
	(b) a proxyholder or alternate proxyholder may vote in respect of that matter or group of matters by way of a show of hands.
Duty of registrant	160.07 (1) Shares of a company that are registered in the name of a registrant or registrant's nominee and that are not beneficially owned by the registrant shall not be voted unless the registrant sends to the beneficial owner
	(a) a copy of the notice of the meeting, annual statement, management proxy circular, dissident's proxy circular and any other documents, other than the form of proxy, that were sent to shareholders by or on behalf of any person for use in connection with the meeting; and
	(b) a written request for voting instructions, except where the registrant has already received written voting instructions from the beneficial owner.
When documents to be sent	(2) The documents to be sent to the beneficial owner under subsection (1) shall be sent by the registrant without delay after the registrant receives the documents referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
Where registrant not to vote shares	(3) A registrant shall not vote or appoint a proxyholder to vote shares of a company registered in the registrant's name or in the name of the registrant's nominee that the registrant does not beneficially own unless the registrant receives voting instructions from the beneficial owner.
Copies	(4) A person by or on behalf of whom a solicitation is made shall, at the request of a registrant, without delay provide the registrant, at that person's expense, with the necessary number of copies of the documents referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
Instructions to registrant	(5) A registrant shall vote or appoint a proxyholder to vote any shares referred to in subsection (1) in accordance with any written voting instructions received from the beneficial owner.
Beneficial owner as proxyholder	(6) If requested by a beneficial owner, a registrant shall appoint the beneficial owner or a nominee of the beneficial owner as proxyholder.
Default of registrant - effect	(7) The failure of a registrant to comply with any of subsections (1) to (6) does not render void any meeting of shareholders or any action taken at the meeting.
Right of registrant limited	(8) Nothing in this Part gives a registrant the right to vote shares that the registrant is otherwise prohibited from voting.
Restraining order	160.08 (1) If a form of proxy, management proxy circular or dissident's proxy circular contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact that is required to be contained in it or that is necessary to make a statement contained in it not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the statement is made, an interested person or the Superintendent may apply to a court and the court may make any order it thinks fit, including
	(a) an order restraining the solicitation or the holding of the meeting, or restraining any person from implementing or acting on a resolution passed at the meeting, to which the form of proxy, management proxy circular or dissident's proxy circular relates;
	(b) an order requiring correction of any form of proxy or proxy circular and a further solicitation; and
	(c) an order adjourning the meeting.
Notice of application	(2) Where a person other than the Superintendent is an applicant under subsection (1), the applicant shall give notice of the application to the Superintendent and the Superintendent is entitled to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel.
	349. Subsection 161(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception	(3) Paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) do not apply to the directors of a company if
	(a) all the voting shares of the company, other than directors' qualifying shares, if any, are beneficially owned by a Canadian financial institution described by any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition ``financial institution'' in section 2; and
	(b) the audit committee or the conduct review committee of the Canadian financial institution performs for and on behalf of the company all the functions that would otherwise be required to be performed by the audit committee or conduct review committee of the company under this Act.
1994, c. 47, s. 203	350. Paragraphs 164(e) and (f) of the Act are replaced by the following:
	(e) a person who is prohibited by section 386 or 399 from exercising voting rights attached to shares of the company ;
	(f) a person who is an officer, director or full time employee of an entity that is prohibited by section 386 or 399 from exercising voting rights attached to shares of the company ;
	351. Subsection 167(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception	(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in prescribed circumstances where all the voting shares of a company, other than directors' qualifying shares, if any, are beneficially owned by a prescribed type of financial institution.
	352. Paragraph 172(3)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(a) where all the voting shares of the company that are outstanding, other than directors' qualifying shares, if any, are beneficially owned by
	(i) one person,

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