Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA joins with other G7 bar associations to urge G7 countries to ensure the safety of Afghan human rights defenders and in particular of Afghan women judges and lawyers.

The CBA comments on the creation of an independent Criminal Case Review Commission, making recommendations on its structure, mandate, decision making and remedies.

The CBA recommends measures to alleviate the challenges in processing immigration applications that have emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CBA expresses concerns about Canada Border Services Agency’s proposal to make facts established through criminal prosecution of certain organized crime-related offences binding on immigration decision makers.

The CBA discusses virtual hearings and delivery of French language services at the Specific Claims Tribunal.

The CBA raises concerns about the exclusion of legal representatives by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

The CBA asks why the Canada Border Service Agency is resuming immigration removals from Canada in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CBA raises concerns about applications being returned unprocessed for erroneous or trivial reasons by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Case Processing Centres.

The CBA shares with the federal government experiences of Canadians with the Temporary Entry for Business Persons part of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

The CBA comments on Canada Border Service Agency's proposed regulatory amendments on transborder criminal inadmissibility.