Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 25 – Trade-marks Act Amendments May 05, 2014 The CBA finds the proposed changes in Bill C-31 regarding Trade-marks Act amendments will cause serious problems for Canadian business and recommends they be removed pending further consultation.
Bill C-24 — Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act April 30, 2014 The CBA supports clarifying the test for Canadian residency and commends restoring citizenship to “lost Canadians.” However, we recommend significant changes to other aspects of Bill C-24 on granting and revoking Canadian citizenship.
FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct — Amendments April 07, 2014 In general, the CBA supports amendments to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s Model Code of Professional Conduct but offers specific recommendations for improvement.
International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) April 01, 2014 The CBA supports the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP), as young lawyers have benefitted from its funding and the Young Lawyers Internship Program. The CBA requests that the Government renew and continue funding for IYIP.
Geographic Price Discrimination March 31, 2014 The CBA says plans to prohibit cross-border price discrimination through the Competition Act would make the Competition Bureau a “price regular” and could backfire by chilling cross-border trade. The Bureau should promote open and fair competition.
Bill C-9 — First Nations' Elections Act March 21, 2014 While the CBA finds the goals of the First Nations’ Elections Act (Bill C-9) laudable, it must not interfere with First Nations’ constitutional right to determine their own systems of internal government. We suggest amendments to the Bill.
Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendments — s. 228 cessation orders March 17, 2014 The CBA supports amendments to clarify the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and issue departure orders for removal in cessation cases. But we have serious concerns about how cessation provisions are applied.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child March 10, 2014 The CBA urges the federal government to use the concluding observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child as a roadmap to table a detailed Government Action Plan for implementing the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Uniform Charities Act March 08, 2014 The CBA recommends a Uniform Charities Act as critical to the future viability of the Canadian charitable sector.
Appeal Jurisdiction for Registered Charities March 04, 2014 The CBA recommends changes to the Federal Courts Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act to alter the jurisdiction for appeals in matters concerning registered charities in Canada.