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For your ACIS or FCIS application to be considered at the next Admissions Committee meeting, please submit to the ICSA Office by Monday, July 6, 2009.

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Fall 2009 exams are on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Deadline to register: August 1.

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Canadian Corporate Secretaries Guide

The annual subscription period for the CCH Corporate Secretaries Guide runs from July 1st to June 30th. Published in cooperation with ICSA Canada, this comprehensive two-volume reference manual is written in non-technical language as a practical resource for Corporate Secretaries.

Key topics include:

The Corporate Secretary: Duties and Responsibilities Incorporation and Organization Corporate Finance Corporate Governance

Financial Disclosure Stock Exchange Listing Requirements Corporate Reorganizations Meetings Extra-Provincial Business

The Guide includes the full texts of the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Ontario Business Corporations Act, and Securities Act, as well as selected regulations, finding lists and a topical index. Subscriptions include bi-monthly updates and Corporate Brief, a monthly newsletter which if purchased on its own is $279.00.

Members receive 30% discount. If you are currently subscribing to this publication at the member price, you will receive a renewal letter from CCH directly. The 2009 subscription rates are:

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As a partner with TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, Chartered Secretaries Canada members receive preferred group rates. Starting July 28, TD will be offering two exciting improvements to their home insurance product:

• In-Home Office endorsement offering comprehensive coverage for small businesses operated from home (PDF);
  
• Oil Damage Protection endorsement specifically designed for homeowners with a central oil heating system (PDF).

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Mark your calendar!

The ICSA Annual Toronto Symposium on
Effective Governance is on November 12, 2009.

Early registration is available.

Register early for maximum savings.

Oct 01, 2009: Essentials of Corporate Governance - Toronto

ICSA, as a forerunner in Corporate Governance issues, is offering this workshop to strengthen the knowledge of today’s corporate secretaries, in-house counsel, risk managers, internal auditors and others involved in the governance of their organizations. The registration fee includes a copy of Chartered Secretaries Canada’s Corporate Governance Study Guide.

Oct 19, 2009: Essentials of Corporate Financial Management - Toronto

This workshop takes a “finance for non-financial managers” approach. If you deal with finance professionals and need to know about financial management to do your job more effectively, this session is for you. Regular registration fee includes a copy of Chartered Secretaries Canada’s Corporate Financial Management Study Guide.

DEAP is a sharply focused program, delivering critical content in a condensed period of time. Upon completion, successful participants will be awarded the Accredited Director designation (Acc.Dir.). Four modules are covered: Corporate Governance, Financial Disclosure and Reporting, Enterprise Risk Management and Strategy.

The DEAP program is (a) very comprehensive and compact program that meets the ever changing needs of today's directors. This program is valuable for both new and existing directors in that the material is presented in a very compact program, and covers all the key aspects of a director's role and responsibilities.

Nigel White, Director of Corporate Services & Treasurer
United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
Brockville, Ontario

Upcoming sessions include:
Calgary: September 23 - 25, 2009
Montréal: October 26 - 28, 2009

Corporate Governance in the News

News stories are refreshed on a regular basis from our website home page in the Governance in the News section. A sample of what is currently posted:

• BCE Leveraged Buyout In The Supreme Court Of Canada: Clarification Of The Duties Of Directors In Take-Overs And When Stakeholder Interests Are In Conflict (McCarthy Tétrault LLP- 25 Jun 2009)
  
• TSX Overruled – OSC Requires Approval Of Hudbay Shareholders In Proposed Acquisition Of Lundin (McCarthy Tétrault LLP- 25 Jun 2009)
  
• Say-On-Pay Shareholder Voting (Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP- 18 Jun 2009)
  
• Directors´ And Officers´ Liability: Recent Developments Of Importance (Torys LLP- 07 Jun 2009)
  
• Recent Developments Of Importance: Corporate And Commercial Litigation (Torys LLP- 02 Jun 2009)
  
• The Challenges Of Being A Public Company In 2009: An Overview Of Recent Developments (Torys LLP- 28 May 2009)
  

Corporate Governance Quarterly (CGQ)

Read the Summer issue now online. Inside this edition: Wall Street’s Corporate Governance Crisis: Compensation Policy On the Road to IFRS in 2011 - Disclosure and other legal issues for Canadian companies to consider Governing in Volatile Times - Even more pressure on the audit committee Creating Growth from Effective Opportunity Risk Management Changing Face of Corporate Defence in the 21st Century - Part 2 You’ve Got Greenmail! - A closer look at the merits of hedge fund activism When Activist Shareholders Come Knocking

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