Bill C-560 — In the Interests of Children May 26, 2014 The CBA opposes against Bill C-560 to ensure that the best interests of children continues to be the primary focus of all legal decisions concerning children.
FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct — Short-Term Limited Legal Services May 20, 2014 The CBA finds the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s proposed professional conduct rules to address Short-Term Limited Legal Services lack adequate structure and clarity and, when followed, will not satisfy lawyers’ conflict issues.
Income Tax Act — Treaty Shopping May 16, 2014 The CBA/CPA Joint Committee on Taxation offers extensive comments on the federal government’s proposed rule to address “treaty shopping” as defined in Budget 2014.
Consultation on the Canada Business Corporations Act May 14, 2014 The CBA addresses several issues to update the Canada Business Corporations Act as part of Industry Canada’s consultations, and urges a comprehensive review of the legislation every five years.
Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 20 - Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Amendments May 12, 2014 The CBA disagrees with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) proposal to make electronic filing of certain applications mandatory, citing the lack of worldwide internet access and previous problems with CIC’s electronic portals.
Patent and Trade-mark Agent-Client Privilege May 09, 2014 The CBA urges Industry Canada to consult further with the Federation of Law Societies and provincial and territorial law societies, before deciding whether to extend privilege to communications between patent and trade-mark agents and their clients.
In the Interests of Children — Response to Bill C-560 May 08, 2014 The CBA reiterates its stance to retain the “best interests of the child” test for custody and access, and opposes private member’s Bill C-560 that would impose equal parenting time for children.
Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 29 – Administrative Tribunals Support Services Act May 07, 2014 The CBA says the Administrative Tribunals Support Services Act (part of the budget omnibus Bill C-31) may impair operations of federal administrative tribunals, and should be withdrawn pending consultations with key users and advocates.
Proposed Mandatory Reporting Standards for the Canadian Extractive Sector May 06, 2014 The CBA supports the federal government's commitment to mandatory reporting standards for the extractive sector, but offers two general comments on who reports and what is reported.
Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 5 – Judges Act Amendments May 05, 2014 The CBA supports the Judges Act amendments in the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act (Bill C-31) to increase the number of superior court judges in Alberta and Quebec. This will improve access to justice.