Current legislation related to parentage and international surrogacy arrangements could stand to be clearer and more predictable, especially for 2SLGBTQI+ families.

Few things matter more to the law than consistency in its interpretation and predictability in its application. Both are essential to ensure immigration applicants are in a position to comply, and to help legal representatives advise their clients properly.

The Family Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association wrote to Justice Minister David Lametti to express its continued support for the expansion of Unified Family Courts, or UFCs, across the country.

Three Sections of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to Justice Minister David Lametti, express their support for a strong and independent commission to rectify wrongful convictions and offer further comments on a select number of recommendations from the LaForme/Westmoreland-Traoré report on the proposed creation of a Miscarriage of Justice Commission.

On January 1, 2023, the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadian Act came into force.