Review of Chairperson Guideline 8 (Vulnerable Persons Appearing Before IRB) June 09, 2023 The CBA comments on proposed changes to IRB Chairperson’s Guideline 8 (Procedures With Respect to Vulnerable Persons Appearing Before the IRB).
Bill C-42 — Canada Business Corporations Act Amendments (Beneficial Ownership Registry) June 08, 2023 The CBA expresses privacy concerns in full public access to a beneficial ownership registry.
Income Tax Act — General Anti-Avoidance Rule – Amendments June 07, 2023 The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee comments on proposed amendments to the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR).
Bill C-13 — An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages June 07, 2023 The CBA comments on Bill C 13, An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages highlighting its concerns.
Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill: Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act June 01, 2023 The CBA responds to the 2023 consultation on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill, highlighting the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.
Bill C-311 — Criminal Code amendments (violence against pregnant women) May 29, 2023 The CBA opposes private member’s Bill C-311, which would make attacks on a pregnant person an aggravating circumstance in sentencing, and urges the government to protect the right to abortion access.
PR Pathways for out-of-status foreign nationals May 25, 2023 The CBA recommends pathways to permanent residency for persons without valid immigration status.
Judicial Vacancies May 24, 2023 The CBA voices serious concerns about the current state of judicial vacancies in federally appointed courts.
IRB Guidelines 3 May 19, 2023 The CBA recommends amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada’s Chairperson Guideline 3 on procedural and evidentiary issues for Child Refugee Claimants.
Bill C-47 – Improving the Economic Sanctions Regime May 12, 2023 The CBA suggests improvements to proposed amendments to Canada’s economic sanctions regime in the Special Economic Measures Act and Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law).