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This page links to summaries and ordering information for the 2003 CBA submissions to government. CBA members may obtain printable versions of CBA submissions below. Non-members may obtain printable versions of CBA submissions for 90 days after publication.

December 2003

• Drug Impaired Driving — Consultation Document
• Justice Portfolio Priorities
• Review of Judges Salaries and Benefits
• Empagran Decision — Canadian intervention in U.S. Appeal
• Reform of the Canada Corporations Act — Draft Framework for a New Not-For-Profit Corporations Act

November 2003 

• Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulation amendments
• Guidelines on Deceptive Notice of Winning a PRize (Section 53 of the Competition Act) Act
• CCRA Draft Memorandum on Income Tax Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation (IRSRC) Program
• Requests for Competent Authority Assistance
• Public Inquiry re: Maher Arar
• Tuition Fees & Post-Secondary Funding

October 2003

• Bill C-249 — Competition Act amendments (Merger Efficiency Defence)
• Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — Transition Rules for Economic Class
• Appointment Criteria for Privacy Commissioner
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada (IRSRC) Program
• Competition Act — Regulated Conduct Defence
• National Identity Card Proposal
• Competition Act review (Public Policy Forum discussion paper)

September 2003

• Income Tax Act — Foreign Affiliate Rules
• Canadian Medical Association Code of Ethics
• Réunion des ministres de la Justice et de solliciteurs généraux du fédéral, des provinces et des territoires (Available only in French)
• Bill C-381 – Competition Act amendments (vertically integrated gasoline suppliers)

August 2003

• Bill C-20 – Criminal Code Amendments (protection of children and other vulnerable persons)
• Dispute Settlement in c. 11 of NAFTA
• Bill C-22 – Divorce Act Amendments
• Insider Trading Task Force (ITTF) and the CBA

July 2003

• Five Year Review of Refugee Hearing Procedures
• CBA Charity and Not-for-Profit Meeting with Finance and CCRA

June 2003

• Non-Resident Trusts & Foreign Investment Entities
• Five Year Review of National Defence Act: Letter to Minister of National Defence
• Five Year Review of National Defence Act: Letter to National Defence Headquarters
• Five Year Review of National Defence Act: Letter to the Editor Ottawa Citizen
• Five Year Review of National Defence Act
• Insider Trading Task Force (ITTF) and the CBA
• Bill C-36, Library and Archives of Canada Act
• Bill C-28 – Retroactive amendment to Income Tax Act

May 2003

• Review of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
• Bill C-23, Sex Offender Information Registration Act
• Bill C-32, Criminal Code Amendments
• Timing of Technical Tax Amendments
• Income Tax Act – December 2002 Technical Amendments
• In the Shadow of the Law
• Bill C-250, Criminal Code Amendments (hate propaganda) (Conspiracy)
• Bill C-26, Amendments to the Competition Act

April 2003

• FTAA Competition Chapter
• Proposed Citizenship Regulations Summary
• Retroactive Tax – Legislation Des Chênes amendment
• Proposed Amendments to the Disputes Settlement Understanding - Strictly Confidential Information
• Response to the Provost Study of Accessibility and Career Choice in the University of Toronto Faculty of Law

March 2003

• Meeting with Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and Finance Canada
• Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same Sex Unions
• Implementation of Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys
• Fee and Service Standards Handbook (Marketing Practices)
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

February 2003

• Discounts on Commercial Paper
• Implementation of IRPA Laurentiu Dragan
• Reform of Section 45 of the Competition Act (Conspiracy)
• Bill C-7 - First Nations Governance Act

January 2003

• Bill C-17 - Public Safety Act, 2002
• Wrongful Convictions
• Canadian Support to Zimbabwe