Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA recommends improvements to the Business Immigration Program to support Canada's economic development.

The CBA urges the Senate to pass Bill C-16, which adds "gender identity or expression" to the prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act and to the identifiable groups in the hate crime provisions of the Criminal Code.

The CBA responds to the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants letter to the Citizenship and Immigration Committee. The CBA's concern is ensuring adequate public protection through the integrity of our immigration system.

The CBA says immigration consultants are not properly regulated. Only lawyers and Québec notaries should practice immigration law.

The CBA says that amendments to the Preclearance Act would grant highly intrusive powers to foreign officials operating on Canadian soil, diminishing the rights of Canadians and other travellers, without adequate safeguards.

The CBA comments on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s review of the current assessment process for cases involving excessive demand on health and social services, in section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The CBA supports aspects of Bill C-6 and recommends improvements for procedural protections around the revocation of citizenship.

The CBA summarizes its main priorities about the national security framework for the House of Commons Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The CBA recommends several structural and program improvements to client services under government immigration programs.

The CBA congratulates the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour on her appointment.