Pension Plans — Solvency Funding 13 juillet 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges Finance Canada to support a sustainable framework to strengthen pension coverage, guided by the principles of retirement income security, sustainability, and harmonization.
Caregivers — Pathways to Permanent Resident 27 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA comments on pathways to permanent resident status for foreign caregivers.
Employment Insurance — Extended Parental Benefits 19 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA highlights an inconsistency between federal EI benefits and some provincial and territorial parental leave entitlements, and recommends claimants be clearly informed.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child — Third Optional Protocol 15 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges the government to ratify the third optional protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing procedure to bring complaints about violations directly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
National Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada 30 mai 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges the government to create a National Commissioner for Children and Youth, to protect the rights of Indigenous children in Canada, and to implement the 2012 recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Propositions fiscales pour les sociétés privées — protéger les placements passifs existants 25 mai 2018 La Coalition pour l'équité fiscale envers les PME recommande toujours des mesures pour alléger le fardeau qu'aura la nouvelle réglementation touchant le revenu passif des entreprises.
Reviewing Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime 11 mai 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA responds to a Finance Canada consultation on Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime.
Model Rules on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing — Amendments 03 avril 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA comments on proposed amendments to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada model rules on anti-money laundering (cash transactions, client identification and verification) and on a proposed new rule (trust accounts).
Training Law Students and Lawyers in Alternative Dispute Resolution 09 mars 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA says law students and young lawyers should be well trained in dispute resolution techniques, to improve access to justice.
Eligible Dependent Tax Credit 08 mars 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges changes to facilitate sharing of the eligible dependent tax credit in shared custody situations.