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Employment Equity Act Review

  • May 10, 2022

The CBA comments on the Employment Equity Act Review and recommends improvements to modernize the Act.

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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.

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Vaccination Protocol for the Federal Court

  • March 22, 2022

The CBA assesses considerations for whether the Federal Court should adopt a vaccination protocol.

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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

First Nations and the DQ

  • December 10, 2021

The CBA urges Finance Canada to consult with affected First Nations on the Disbursement Quota, to meet its obligations under UNDRIP.

Aboriginal Law, CCCA, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law

Specific Claims Tribunal

  • November 23, 2021

The CBA offers suggestions to the Specific Claims Tribunal, aimed at making the Tribunal more efficient and flexible.

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law

Canada v. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society

  • October 15, 2021

The CBA urges the federal government to cease litigation and pursue good faith negotiation following dismissal of its judicial review application of CHRT rulings on underfunding of Indigenous child welfare services.

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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.

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