Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA recommends changing the security classification criteria in the Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations to end the discriminatory effect.

The CBA outlines issues of importance for the legal profession at the 2022 G7 Summit.

The CBA comments on amendments to Customs Act and Preclearance Act, 2016 dealing with privacy in personal electronic devices at the border.

The CBA comments on Criminal Code amendments in the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 to introduce the offence of wilfully promoting anti-Semitism.

The CBA recommends immediate steps for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to improve processing time and procedures at visa offices for Global Skills Strategy (GSS) and Outside Canada Work Permit Applications.

The CBA urges the government to work with Indigenous groups and give them resources to implement an action plan to significantly reduce incarceration rates of Indigenous peoples.

The CBA comments on the Employment Equity Act Review and recommends improvements to modernize the Act.

The CBA comments on medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illnesses, mature minors and advance requests.

The CBA recommends improvements to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program in response to Canadian labour-market needs.

The CBA updates its February 2020 Alternative Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with a discussion of recent cases and events involving child and youth law in Canada.