Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA expresses concern about the CBSA Flagpoling Pilot Project and offers suggestions for a more collaborative approach to address lengthy processing times for immigration applications.

The CBA urges the government to adequately fund the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Court Martial Appeal Court and Tax Court and safeguard judicial independence.

The CBA comments on the Canadian Border Services Agency’s proposed new National Immigration Detention Framework.

The CBA comments on a potential Free Trade Agreement between Canada and MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).The CBA supports an agreement and highlights the importance of transparency, competition and human rights.

The CBA recommends improvements to the Business Immigration Program to support Canada's economic development.

The CBA urges the Senate to pass Bill C-16, which adds "gender identity or expression" to the prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act and to the identifiable groups in the hate crime provisions of the Criminal Code.

The CBA responds to the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants letter to the Citizenship and Immigration Committee. The CBA's concern is ensuring adequate public protection through the integrity of our immigration system.

The CBA says immigration consultants are not properly regulated. Only lawyers and Québec notaries should practice immigration law.

The CBA says that amendments to the Preclearance Act would grant highly intrusive powers to foreign officials operating on Canadian soil, diminishing the rights of Canadians and other travellers, without adequate safeguards.

The CBA comments on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s review of the current assessment process for cases involving excessive demand on health and social services, in section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.