February

TheCBA comments on proposals to modernize the IP agent community, including governance models, a disciplinary process, and overlapping regimes for lawyer agents.

The CBA comments on the Future of Immigration to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

The CBA makes suggestions to improve the Canada Revenue Agency's February 2014 Guidance CG-022 on Housing and Charitable Registration.

The CBA comments on the Saskatchewan Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority's consultation paper on negotiated cost pension plans. The CBA encourages harmonization, consistency and flexibility.

The CBA provides comments to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on the viability of the consent model used to collect personal information and solutions to improve individual control over personal information in the commercial environment

The Canadian Bar Association urges Canada to place the rule of law at the centre of international assistance, increase collaboration with civil society organizations (including bar associations) and engage young lawyers.

With proposed changes to Income Tax Act back-to-back rules, the Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee drafts legislation to avoid unintended consequences for bona fide business arrangements.

The CBA Immigration Law Section comments to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on the in-Canada asylum process.

The CBA decries the arbitrary mass removal of judges and prosecutors following the attempted coup in Turkey. Without judicial independence, public confidence in the fairness of the justice system is at risk.

CBA supports proposed changes to FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct on competence, dishonesty, leaving a law firm, and incriminating physical evidence.