Welcome to Minister of Finance 11 février 2020 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA congratulates the Finance Minister on his reappointment and comments on priorities relating to pensions and benefits, family law, beneficial ownership and employee stock option deductions.
Welcome to Minister of Infrastructure and Communities 10 janvier 2020 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA congratulates Minister of Infrastructure and Communities on her appointment.
Access to Documents on Federal Court Website 23 décembre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA comments on the Federal Court’s proposal to make court files available online, suggesting ways to respect open courts while protecting vulnerable parties using the justice system.
Welcome and Meeting Request 20 décembre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA to congratulates Minister of Justice and AG David Lametti on his re-appointment and looks forward to pursuing shared goals of advancing the rule of law, and improving legislation and the administration of justice.
Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act 19 décembre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA writes in anticipation of the Parliamentary review of the Canada Not for Profit Corporations Act, identifying problems for practitioners and suggesting remedies for those problems.
Strengthening Privacy for the Digital Age: Response to Proposals to Modernize PIPEDA 09 décembre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA says that PIPEDA is generally working as intended, so legislative change should be approached cautiously and only after appropriate consultation.
Federal Court of Canada 2020-2025 Strategic Plan 02 décembre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA comments on the Federal Court's 2020-2025 Strategic Plan's proposed priorities of access to justice, modernization and strengthening the Court as a national institution.
Canada’s Remediation Agreement Regime 19 novembre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA asks the Public Prosecution Service of Canada to issue guidance on how prosecutors plan to apply Remediation Agreements in Canada.
Transfer Pricing Amendments 05 novembre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee comments on revised draft amendments to the transfer pricing regime in Income Tax Act s. 247, raising concerns about potential unintended consequences.
Model Mergers Timing Agreement 25 octobre 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA questions the necessity of the Competition Bureau's proposed agreement governing the time and evidence required to assess efficiency claims in merger reviews. The CBA recommends improvements.