Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 20 - Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Amendments May 12, 2014 The CBA disagrees with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) proposal to make electronic filing of certain applications mandatory, citing the lack of worldwide internet access and previous problems with CIC’s electronic portals.
Patent and Trade-mark Agent-Client Privilege May 09, 2014 The CBA urges Industry Canada to consult further with the Federation of Law Societies and provincial and territorial law societies, before deciding whether to extend privilege to communications between patent and trade-mark agents and their clients.
In the Interests of Children — Response to Bill C-560 May 08, 2014 The CBA reiterates its stance to retain the “best interests of the child” test for custody and access, and opposes private member’s Bill C-560 that would impose equal parenting time for children.
Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 29 – Administrative Tribunals Support Services Act May 07, 2014 The CBA says the Administrative Tribunals Support Services Act (part of the budget omnibus Bill C-31) may impair operations of federal administrative tribunals, and should be withdrawn pending consultations with key users and advocates.
Proposed Mandatory Reporting Standards for the Canadian Extractive Sector May 06, 2014 The CBA supports the federal government's commitment to mandatory reporting standards for the extractive sector, but offers two general comments on who reports and what is reported.
Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 5 – Judges Act Amendments May 05, 2014 The CBA supports the Judges Act amendments in the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act (Bill C-31) to increase the number of superior court judges in Alberta and Quebec. This will improve access to justice.
Bill C-31 — Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, Part 6, Division 25 – Trade-marks Act Amendments May 05, 2014 The CBA finds the proposed changes in Bill C-31 regarding Trade-marks Act amendments will cause serious problems for Canadian business and recommends they be removed pending further consultation.
Bill C-24 — Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act April 30, 2014 The CBA supports clarifying the test for Canadian residency and commends restoring citizenship to “lost Canadians.” However, we recommend significant changes to other aspects of Bill C-24 on granting and revoking Canadian citizenship.
FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct — Amendments April 07, 2014 In general, the CBA supports amendments to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s Model Code of Professional Conduct but offers specific recommendations for improvement.
International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) April 01, 2014 The CBA supports the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP), as young lawyers have benefitted from its funding and the Young Lawyers Internship Program. The CBA requests that the Government renew and continue funding for IYIP.