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Removing uncertainty stemming from Pangaea decision

  • February 27, 2024

The Joint Committee on Taxation of the Canadian Bar Association and Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada wrote to Finance Canada asking again for action on impacts on the Income Tax Act of the Pangaea decision to avoid adverse effects on market dynamics surrounding the restructuring of debt instruments issued by Canadian issuers.

Provisional comments on abuse of dominance

  • February 27, 2024

The Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a submission, offers provisional commentary on the Draft Bulletin on Amendments to the Abuse of Dominance Provisions in the Competition Act.

Protect migrant and refugee children in the state’s care

  • February 27, 2024

The Family Law Section, the Child and Youth Law Section and the Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, insist on the importance of ensuring migrant and refugee children taken into the state’s care aren’t left without status or path to citizenship when they age out of care.

Better predictability for Express Entry applicants

  • February 27, 2024

The Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter, says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is to be commended for how it drew Express Entry candidates for category-based rounds of invitations since 2023. It also offers suggestions to stabilize and increase the predictability of Canada’s mainstay intake system for economic immigration applicants.

Thoughts on affordability

  • January 23, 2024

Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, covers several topics and the Canadian Bar Association offered suggestions and recommendations in a comprehensive submission from the Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section, the Competition and Foreign Investment Review Section and the Construction and Infrastructure Law Section. The most salient ones are summarized below.

Perfecting Canada’s post-conviction review process

  • January 23, 2024

The Criminal Justice Section of the Canadian Bar Association, in a letter to the House of Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee, offers comments on Bill C-40, Miscarriages of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law).

Advanced MAiD requests

  • January 23, 2024

The End-of-Life Working Group of the Canadian Bar Association has long advocated for the clarification of end-of-life decision-making.

A framework for AI

  • November 28, 2023

Canada is taking part in international negotiations in the Council of Europe for a treaty on artificial intelligence, human rights and the rule of law. The Canadian Bar Association’s Privacy and Access Law Section, the Immigration Law Section and the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Subcommittee, in a comprehensive submission, express support for the proposed approach and offer a useful perspective on the survey questions contained in the government’s consultation document.

Isolation should not constitute cruel and unusual punishment

  • November 28, 2023

The Canadian Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section and its Committee on Imprisonment and Release wrote to warn that Correctional Service Canada’s proposed policy does not meet international standards surrounding solitary confinement and violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.