Less Complex Claims: Short-hearing Process for Refugees 15 mars 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA recommends safeguards to procedural fairness in the Immigration and Refugee Board’s new short-hearing process for less complicated claims at the Refugee Protection Division.
Model Code of Professional Conduct – Rules 6.1-5 and 6.1-6 (Electronic Registration of Documents) 08 mars 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA says the Federation of Law Societies Model Code of Professional Conduct rule on electronic registration of documents may have unintended consequences for immigration practice.
IRPR Regulations re: Electronic Applications 26 février 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA urges caution, to ensure a fair process, in implementing proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations supporting increased use of electronic tools in immigration applications.
Proposed IRPR amendments re: open permits for migrant workers 08 février 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA supports proposed regulations to facilitate work permits for vulnerable migrant workers, and recommends improvements.
Proposed amendments to IAD Rules of Procedure 06 février 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA comments on proposed amendments to the Immigration Appeal Division Rules of Procedure.
Tenue d’audiences de la Cour suprême à l’extérieur d’Ottawa 04 février 2019 L’ABC appuie une approche fondée sur des principes pour la tenue occasionnelle de séances de la CSC à l’extérieur d’Ottawa, et souligne plusieurs facteurs à considérer.
Congratulations and Invitation 15 janvier 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA welcomes the new Minister of Justice
Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - Bondsperson 11 janvier 2019 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA comments on proposed amendments to Immigration and Refugee Regulations establishing factors to consider when selecting a bondsperson for a detainee.
Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — Detention of Children 06 novembre 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA supports draft regulations on immigration detention of children and suggests improvements.
Temporary Foreign Worker Program — Service Standards and Fee Review 02 novembre 2018 (Disponible uniquement en anglais) The CBA offers input on ways to improve the service standards of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.