Submissions and Resolutions

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

  • April 19, 2022

The CBA updates its February 2020 Alternative Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with a discussion of recent cases and events involving child and youth law in Canada.

Aboriginal Law, Child and Youth Law, Constitutional & Human Rights and 6 more..., Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, International Law, Public Sector, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Expanded access to work permits for foreign nationals

  • February 15, 2022

The CBA recommends that IRCC expand access to work permits for foreign nationals unable to return to their country of nationality.

Administrative Law, Business Law, CCCA and 13 more..., Child and Youth Law, Competition Law, Constitutional & Human Rights, Elder Law, Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Immigration Law, International Law, Labour & Employment, Public Sector, Sole Practitioners, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

UN Complaint About Sex-Based Discrimination in the Indian Act

  • January 31, 2022

The CBA supports complaint that Indian Act registration provisions discriminate against women in its letter to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Aboriginal Law, Constitutional & Human Rights, Women Lawyers

L'inclusion des personnes transgenres, non binaires et d'identités de genre diverses à la Cour d'appel fédérale

  • January 28, 2022

(only available in French) L'ABC recommande des mesures visant à améliorer l'inclusion des personnes transgenres, non binaires et d'identités de genre diverses à la Cour d'appel fédérale.

Administrative Law, Child and Youth Law, Constitutional & Human Rights and 9 more..., Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Health Law, Judges Forum, Privacy and Access, Public Sector, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Transgender, non-binary and gender diverse inclusivity at the Federal Court

  • January 28, 2022

The CBA recommends measures to improve transgender, non-binary and gender diverse inclusivity at the Federal Court.

Administrative Law, Child and Youth Law, Constitutional & Human Rights and 9 more..., Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Health Law, Judges Forum, Privacy and Access, Public Sector, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Measures to improve transgender, non-binary and gender diverse inclusivity at the Supreme Court of Canada.

  • January 24, 2022

The CBA recommends measures to improve transgender, non-binary and gender diverse inclusivity at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Administrative Law, Child and Youth Law, Constitutional & Human Rights and 9 more..., Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Health Law, Judges Forum, Privacy and Access, Public Sector, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Naming Counsel in SCC Judgments

  • January 17, 2022

After meeting with the Supreme Court of Canada, the CBA canvassed Bar members about counsel credits included in the Court’s judgments.

Civil Litigation, Criminal Justice, French Speaking Lawyers and 2 more..., Judges Forum, Women Lawyers

Section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

  • December 17, 2021

The CBA proposes an amendment to remove paralegals from the categories of persons authorized to practice immigration law under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Administrative Law, Child and Youth Law, Constitutional & Human Rights and 8 more..., Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Immigration Law, International Law, Public Sector, Student Forum, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Campagne électorale fédérale -Lettre addressé au parti du Bloc québécois

  • August 23, 2021

(available in French only) Dans la foulée de l’élection fédérale de 2021, l’ABC cherche à obtenir l’engagement des chefs des partis à transformer les systèmes de justice afin d’assurer un accès égal à la justice au Canada.

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Air & Space Law and 42 more..., Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency Law, Business Law, CCCA, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law, Child and Youth Law, Civil Litigation, Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade, Competition Law, Constitutional & Human Rights, Construction and Infrastructure Law, Criminal Justice, Elder Law, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Equity, Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Health Law, Immigration Law, Insolvency Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Judges Forum, Labour & Employment, Law Practice Management, Well-Being, Maritime Law, Entertainment, Media and Communications Law, Military Law, Municipal Law, Pensions and Benefits Law, Privacy and Access, Public Sector, Real Property Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Sole Practitioners, Student Forum, Taxation Law, Wills, Estates and Trusts, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Federal election campaign – Letter New Democratic Party Leader

  • August 23, 2021

During the 2021 federal election, the CBA seeks a commitment from the Party Leaders to transform the justice systems to ensure equal access to justice in Canada.

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Air & Space Law and 42 more..., Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency Law, Business Law, CCCA, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law, Child and Youth Law, Civil Litigation, Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade, Competition Law, Constitutional & Human Rights, Construction and Infrastructure Law, Criminal Justice, Elder Law, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Equity, Family Law, French Speaking Lawyers, Health Law, Immigration Law, Insolvency Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Judges Forum, Labour & Employment, Law Practice Management, Well-Being, Maritime Law, Entertainment, Media and Communications Law, Military Law, Municipal Law, Pensions and Benefits Law, Privacy and Access, Public Sector, Real Property Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Sole Practitioners, Student Forum, Taxation Law, Wills, Estates and Trusts, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers