Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA recommends immediate steps for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to improve processing time and procedures at visa offices for Global Skills Strategy (GSS) and Outside Canada Work Permit Applications.

The CBA urges the government to work with Indigenous groups and give them resources to implement an action plan to significantly reduce incarceration rates of Indigenous peoples.

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

The CBA comments on medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illnesses, mature minors and advance requests.

The CBA recommends improvements to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program in response to Canadian labour-market needs.

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.

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

The CBA condemns Russia’s act of aggression against Ukraine, and urges the Canadian government to pursue diplomatic solutions to resolve the conflict.

The CBA reiterates its call to the Canadian government to fulfill its promise to resettle 40,000 Afghan nationals, particularly lawyers, judges and others who share Canada's commitment to justice, democracy and the Rule of Law.

The CBA recommends that IRCC reduce the need for flagpoling at Canadian ports of entries for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.