December

The Canadian Bar Association is calling on the federal government to put its stated commitment to diversity in leadership into action by appointing more Black, Indigenous and People of Colour to the federal benches.

Child Rights Toolkit Survey input and more - Blast Email, September 2020

Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a multi-stakeholder initiative that among other things, sets disclosure standards for the good governance of mining, oil and drilling projects.

As the largest association in Canada for lawyers and by lawyers, your CBA membership gives you access to a network of legal professionals from coast to coast to coast – and countless benefits.

Women from Manitoba have been named this year’s recipients of the Hero and Ally awards presented by the CBA’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community.

Each year the CBA presents a number of awards recognizing CBA members for their outstanding work. It’s time to turn your thoughts to who the next flight of recipients should be. Here is a list of the awards and their descriptions:

The new CBA President takes office on September 1 of every year, but this year the changing of the executive marks a couple of significant firsts: he’s the first Indigenous president in the Association’s 124-year history. As well, the ceremony surrounding the transfer of the chain of office – on Sept. 10, 2020 – will be virtual for the first time, due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel and gathering.

Brad Regehr of Winnipeg begins his year-long tenure as CBA President today.

Whether you’ve been working from home or getting ready to return to work, we want to ensure you have the shipping solutions you need to navigate through your everyday challenges and any new obstacles you may be facing.

August 1 is Emancipation Day –a day to reflect on the history of slavery in Canada and its continuing effects in our own time. On this date 186 years ago, the Slavery Abolition Act, an Act of British Parliament, came into effect officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire including Canada.