Shortage of Judges

  • December 19, 2016

The CBA reiterates the urgency of filling vacancies and increasing judicial complements across Canada, noting the critical shortage of judges in Quebec and Alberta.

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Model Code of Professional Conduct

  • July 12, 2016

CBA supports proposed changes to FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct on competence, dishonesty, leaving a law firm, and incriminating physical evidence.

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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

  • June 30, 2016

The CBA comments on parts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Chapter 12 (Temporary Entry for Business Persons) and Chapter 26 (Transparency and Anti-Corruption).

Business Law, CCCA, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law and 6 more..., Competition Law, Construction and Infrastructure Law, Criminal Justice, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Immigration Law, International Law

Entity Regulation

  • March 07, 2016

The CBA comments on entity regulation to the Federation of Law Societies and encourages the law societies to harmonize any new regulations between jurisdictions

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Welcome to Justice Portfolio

  • November 04, 2015

The CBA extends congratulations to the Justice Minister and looks forward to working with her to convey the perspective of the legal profession on issues of mutual interest.

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Welcome to Prime Minister

  • November 04, 2015

The CBA extends congratulations to the Prime Minister and looks forward to working with the new government to convey the perspective of the legal profession on issues of mutual interest.

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Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act Implementation Tools

  • September 22, 2015

The CBA responds to Natural Resources Canada consultation urging harmonization in the reporting requirements for extractive entities while requesting clarification on the application and definitions of the act.

Business Law, CCCA, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law and 4 more..., Construction and Infrastructure Law, Criminal Justice, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, International Law

Government of Canada (Public Works) Integrity Framework

  • April 09, 2015

The CBA Anti-Corruption Team comments on the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada's (PWGSC) Integrity Framework calling for a review of the manner in which organizations are debarred from contracting with the federal government.

Business Law, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law, Competition Law and 3 more..., Construction and Infrastructure Law, Criminal Justice, International Law

Federal Court — Limited Scope Retainers

  • February 12, 2015

The CBA responds to Federal Court consultation document about Limited Scope Representation at the Federal Courts, noting that Limited Scope Representation can be one way to improve access to justice.

Lobbyists' Code of Conduct

  • January 08, 2015

The CBA suggests several amendments to the revised Lobbyists' Code of Conduct, to address some of the concerns raised by stakeholders in the 2014 consultation and to clarify the revised Code.

Administrative Law

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.

Intellectual Property