The Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, says the proposed quality assurance framework for designated representatives is essential to protect the rights of vulnerable individuals before the IRB.

Proposed regulations under the Preclearance Act would adapt port of entry authorities under the Immigration, Refugees and Protection Act to allow Canada Border Services Agency agents to make admissibility determinations within preclearance areas outside the Canadian border.

The Privacy and Access Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association wrote to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in response to public consultation on new draft guidance on biometric technologies.

Competition law reform in Canada should not proceed in a piecemeal manner, says the Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section of the Canadian Bar Association in a letter to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.

Measures regulating the removal costs that must be repaid by foreign nationals who seek to return to Canada after being removed at the government’s expense need updating, the Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association says in a letter to the Canada Border Services Agency.

The Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, answers consultation questions related to copyright and generative artificial intelligence.

The Joint Committee on Taxation of the Canadian Bar Association and Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada wrote to Finance Canada asking again for action on impacts on the Income Tax Act of the Pangaea decision to avoid adverse effects on market dynamics surrounding the restructuring of debt instruments issued by Canadian issuers.

The Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a submission, offers provisional commentary on the Draft Bulletin on Amendments to the Abuse of Dominance Provisions in the Competition Act.

The Family Law Section, the Child and Youth Law Section and the Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, insist on the importance of ensuring migrant and refugee children taken into the state’s care aren’t left without status or path to citizenship when they age out of care.

The Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter, says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is to be commended for how it drew Express Entry candidates for category-based rounds of invitations since 2023. It also offers suggestions to stabilize and increase the predictability of Canada’s mainstay intake system for economic immigration applicants.