Market Studies Information Bulletin 29 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA expresses concern with broad-based market studies, including the Competition Bureau’s authority to conduct them, their value, strain on resources and burdens on private parties.
Discontinuing CRA Administrative Positions on Health and Welfare Trusts 29 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA says changes in Budget 2018 to end CRA Administrative positions on health and welfare trusts to instead use employee life and health trust rules under the Income Tax Act should occur as seamlessly as possible.
Caregivers — Pathways to Permanent Resident 27 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA comments on pathways to permanent resident status for foreign caregivers.
Scheduling Practice for Hearings 25 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA asks that previously scheduled hearings at the Immigration Appeal Division of the IRB be considered a date of non-availability of counsel for the Federal Court.
Employment Insurance — Extended Parental Benefits 19 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA highlights an inconsistency between federal EI benefits and some provincial and territorial parental leave entitlements, and recommends claimants be clearly informed.
Processing time for Permanent Resident Cards 19 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA highlights the negative impact of long delays in processing permanent resident card applications, and recommends measures to reduce the wait and uncertainty.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child — Third Optional Protocol 15 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges the government to ratify the third optional protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing procedure to bring complaints about violations directly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Independence of Canada’s refugee determination process 07 juin 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges the federal government to maintain the role of the Immigration and Refugee Board as an independent quasi-judicial tribunal responsible for refugee determination in Canada.
National Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada 30 mai 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges the government to create a National Commissioner for Children and Youth, to protect the rights of Indigenous children in Canada, and to implement the 2012 recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Projet de loi C-58 – Modifications à la Loi sur l’accès à l’information et à la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels 29 mai 2018 L'ABC recommande d'apporter des modifications au projet de loi C-58 afin d'améliorer les lois sur l'accès à l'information et de protéger le secret professionnel de l'avocat et l'indépendance de la magistrature.