WHEREAS CBA members resident in Nunavut are members of the Northwest Territories Branch (if they do not opt to be a member of another Branch), and are not served by a Branch in their own jurisdiction;
WHEREAS CBA members in Nunavut have indicated their interest in establishing a Branch of the CBA;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
- There be a Branch of the Association in Nunavut, comprising all members of the Association resident there;
- The following consequential amendments be made to CBA By-Law No. 1:
- Article 1(5) be amended to insert "or territory" after "the Bar or Law Society of any province";
- the French version of Article 6(1)(d) be amended to insert "ou d'un territoire" after "province";
- Articles 19 (5)(b), 21(1)(a)(ii) and 78 be amended to replace "province" or "provinces" with "province or territory" or "provinces or territories";
- Article 35(1)(c) and (d) be amended to remove the number "12";
- the French version of article 35(3)(a) be amended to replace " province " with " division ";
- Article 58(3) be amended to replace "Provincial Section" with "Branch Section";
- Articles 61 and 63 be amended to replace "provincial and territorial" with "Branch";
- Articles 62(4) and 64(3) be amended to insert "territorial" after "provincial";
- Article 69(1) be amended to replace "the Yukon Territory or the Northwest Territories" with "or territory";
- Article 69(2) be repealed;
- the first paragraph of article 71 be repealed and replaced with "There shall be a By-Law of each Branch of the Association for the regulation of the affairs of the Branch.";
- Article 72(1) be amended to replace "for each Province, for the Yukon Territory and for the Northwest Territories" with "for each Branch";
- the English version of articles 72(1)(e) and 73(8) be amended to replace "Provincial Council" with "Branch Council";
- Article 89 be repealed.
- The following consequential amendments be made to the Young Lawyers Conference By-Laws:
- Article 1.0(c) be repealed and replaced with "Section means the Branch Sections of Young Lawyers located in each province or territory";
- Article 9.0 be amended to replace "local Section of the provinces and territories" with "Branch Section"; and
- Article 10.0 be amended to replace "provincial or territorial" with "Branch".
- Articles II.4 and IV.2 of the Financial Policies and Procedures Handbook be amended to replace "provincial" and "province" with "Branch".
Certified true copy of a resolution carried as amended by the Council of the Canadian Bar Association at the Mid-Winter Meeting held in Banff, AB February 14-16, 2003.
John D.V. Hoyles
Executive Director/Directeur exécutif