New
Call for Nominations
The National Family Law Section is seeking nominations for an Executive Member for the term September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014.
For further details, please see the full Call for Nominations.
National Sections: Children’s Law Committee
National Sections recently established a Children’s Law Committee to coordinate activities, provide advice, and respond to law, policy, and legal research developments on matters affecting Canadian children. More information is available on the new Children’s Law Committee webpage.
Join the Children’s Law Committee listserv!
Interested CBA members are strongly encouraged to join the Children’s Law Committee listserv. This is an ideal way to stay informed of Committee activities and get directly involved. The listserv also provides a forum to network and exchange ideas with leading practitioners who share your interests.
Membership is free to CBA members.
Join the listserv (CBA membership number required)
CBA Young Lawyers International Program (YLIP) 2010-2013: Call for applications
The CBA has received funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to send eighteen (18) young Canadian lawyers for each of the three years to work with legal human rights and legal development organizations overseas.
For further information on the program and on how to submit your application, please visit the YLIP webpage.
Member Resource
Paternity leave for lawyers in Canada – two solitudes
Quebec society and Quebec employers are doing something right, or at least something decidedly different, when it comes to paternity leave. That raises the questions: what are they doing, how can it be improved upon, and what can other jurisdictions do to emulate their successes?
View this article on CBA PracticeLink
Recent Submissions
Family law tax toolkit project
The Family Law Section recently made a submission to government on the topic of tax issues for family lawyers.
Read the submission.
Other Recent Submissions
More CBA Submissions
Newsletter
The latest edition of The Family Way is now available.
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