Take care of the caregivers: Recommendations for the IRCC July 10, 2018 Foreign caregivers and personal care workers face an onerous process to get into the country, let alone to bring their families, renew their work permits and get on the permanent resident track, says the CBA’s Immigration Law Section.
C-58 Update: Letter from the Minister June 26, 2018 The legal profession will have to step up the pressure to protect solicitor-client privilege, based on the latest communication from the federal Justice Minister.
Taking leave: Federal and provincial parental leave allowances may differ June 26, 2018 The storybook version of new parenthood is a glorious nesting time in a tidy house with a baby who sleeps long enough for you to sleep and (if you want a longer bonding period) a choice to stretch Employment Insurance payments for 61 weeks.
Playing our cards right: Improving the PR experience June 26, 2018 In a perfect world, an immigrant gets permanent resident status, receives the appropriate paperwork in a timely manner, and a new life in the new country – travel, school, employment – goes on as normal.
Time to ratify children’s rights protocol, government told June 20, 2018 In 1991, Canada ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and also quickly ratified two of the three optional protocols that accompanied it.
Don’t throw IRB independence out with the bathwater June 19, 2018 The Immigration and Refugee Board has its difficulties, of that there is no question. But the federal government should beware of over-correcting, and getting rid of the parts that do work.
Past time to create a National Commissioner for Children and Youth June 18, 2018 Canada is a great country, full of promise for this and future generations. What it lacks is an office to ensure that promise is kept, despite international treaty obligations that confer on it the responsibility to create one.
What the IRB needs: Transparent appointments, adequate training June 14, 2018 The Immigration and Refugee Board is Canada’s largest federal administrative tribunal, and has an important role in the Canadian immigration law landscape.
Abuse of dominance guidelines need work May 28, 2018 It’s not always easy to distinguish aggressive-but-pro-competitive business practices from those that are anti-competitive. That’s why the CBA’s Competition Law Section welcomes the Competition Bureau’s draft Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines as an aid to decision-making in the business community.
Senate committee to study charitable sector May 24, 2018 The CBA’s Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section welcome the Senate’s newly appointed Special Committee on the Charitable Sector.