Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA supports aspects of Bill C-6 and recommends improvements for procedural protections around the revocation of citizenship.

The CBA summarizes its main priorities about the national security framework for the House of Commons Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The CBA recommends several structural and program improvements to client services under government immigration programs.

The CBA congratulates the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour on her appointment.

The CBA congratulates the new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on his appointment and outlines priority issues.

The CBA highlights several areas of concern with the recent implementation of the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), and the impact of policies surrounding it on Canadian citizens.

The CBA urges the federal government to conduct a rigorous review of Bill C-51, Anti-Terrorism Act 2015, giving equal weight to the impact of excessive state powers on individual rights and freedoms as to public safety concerns.

The CBA reiterates the urgency of filling vacancies and increasing judicial complements across Canada, noting the critical shortage of judges in Quebec and Alberta.

The CBA applauds the spirit of a Parliamentary study on the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and many of its recommendations, and continues to recommend revisions to the program.

The CBA recommends amendments to better determine bona fide family relationships to better meet the goal of family reunification in Canada.