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Federal Court of Canada 2020-2025 Strategic Plan

  • December 02, 2019

The CBA comments on the Federal Court's 2020-2025 Strategic Plan's proposed priorities of access to justice, modernization and strengthening the Court as a national institution.

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Canada’s Remediation Agreement Regime

  • November 19, 2019

The CBA asks the Public Prosecution Service of Canada to issue guidance on how prosecutors plan to apply Remediation Agreements in Canada.

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Gowning Requirements for Counsel (Supreme Court of Canada)

  • November 15, 2019

The CBA asks the Supreme Court of Canada to introduce a gowning policy to accommodate counsel who cannot meet traditional gowning requirements due to personal circumstances such as pregnancy, medical condition or disability

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation and 10 more..., Constitutional & Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Family Law, Health Law, Labour & Employment, Pensions and Benefits Law, Taxation Law, Women Lawyers, Young Lawyers

Gowning Requirements for Counsel (Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal)

  • November 08, 2019

The CBA recommends changes to the Federal Court of Appeal’s gowning policies to accommodate counsel who need to depart from traditional gowning requirements due to personal circumstances such as pregnancy, medical condition or disability.

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Gowning Requirements for Counsel (Chief Justice of the Federal Court)

  • November 08, 2019

The CBA recommends changes to the Federal Court Court’s gowning policies to accommodate counsel who need to depart from traditional gowning requirements due to personal circumstances such as pregnancy, medical condition or disability.

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Air & Space Law and 16 more..., Charities & Not-for-Profit Law, Civil Litigation, Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade, Competition Law, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Health Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, Labour & Employment, Maritime Law, Entertainment, Media and Communications Law, Pensions and Benefits Law, Privacy and Access, Taxation Law, Wills, Estates and Trusts, Women Lawyers

Transfer Pricing Amendments

  • November 05, 2019

The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee comments on revised draft amendments to the transfer pricing regime in Income Tax Act s. 247, raising concerns about potential unintended consequences.

Business Law, CCCA, Taxation Law

Medical Assistance in Dying

  • October 04, 2019

The CBA supports a ruling that some restrictions on the eligibility to medical assistance in dying are unconstitutional and encourages the federal government to work with provinces and territories to ensure eligibility is aligned with SCC guidance.

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Income Tax Act — Employee Stock Option Amendments

  • September 13, 2019

The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee comments on technical aspects of draft legislation to amend the employee stock option rules as announced in Budget 2019

Business Law, CCCA, Taxation Law

Transfers of Information for Processing

  • August 28, 2019

The CBA says a proposed change in the Privacy Commissioner’s position on transfers of information for processing could introduce uncertainty in the law and be inconsistent with PIPEDA.

Business Law, CCCA, Charities & Not-for-Profit Law and 2 more..., Privacy and Access, Taxation Law