Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA urges the Government of Canada to encourage judicial independence in Poland.

The CBA comments on the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The CBA recommends aligning a revised NAFTA with next-generation trade agreements and broadening the scope of cross-border trade.

The CBA comments on proposed changes to Correctional Service of Canada policies on transgender inmates.

The CBA responds to the International Labour Organization's consultation for the Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour.

The CBA comments on changes to regulations aiming to improve the long-term sustainability of pension plans. The CBA supports the efforts to harmonize pension legislation across jurisdictions and suggests amendments to clarify the regulations.

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 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 and CBA-Nunavut Branch urge the Nunavut government to amend the Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression

The CBA calls for urgent progress on pay equity and the gender wage gap.