Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA recommends improvements to Bill C-71 to address adoptees' unequal treatment and ensure compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The CBA recommends safeguards surrounding the use of s.33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the notwithstanding clause).

The CBA addresses critical taxation issues that disproportionately affect separated parents.

The CBA assists the Office of the Privacy Commissioner determine how an online service can determine whether a user is a young person.

The CBA responds to the United Nation’s Committee on the Rights of the Child as it prepares its General Comment on children’s access to justice.

The CBA urges IRCC to increase transparency by releasing Global Case Management System notes with decision letters and disclosing the use of AI in decision-making processes

The CBA observes International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia by offering recommendations surrounding the use of the Notwithstanding Clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The CBA supports the enhancement of the Court Challenges Program's stability and independence to increased access to justice for marginalized groups and advancing constitutional rights.

The CBA and CCR recommends the issuance of Temporary Resident Permits (TRPs) to dependents of protected persons to avoid lengthy and harmful separation of families.

The CBA comments on the Home Childcare Provider Pilot (HCCP) and Home Support Worker Pilot (HSWP) Programs, both due to expire in June 2024.