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Time to revitalize the business immigration program

  • May 25, 2017
  • Kim Covert

The Business Immigration Program is inadequate to support the goals of attracting and retaining key talent in today’s global marketplace, the CBA’s National Immigration Section said in a recent submission to government.

Sympathy for fallen officer basis of flawed proposed legislation

  • April 24, 2017

A bill that would amend the Criminal Code to increase the reasons to keep suspects behind bars and require prosecutors to mention the accused’s prior criminal record and outstanding charges at bail hearings has sailed through the Senate and House approvals process on a wave of sympathy, but shouldn’t make it out of committee, says the Criminal Justice Section.

Changing the culture in sexual assault trials

  • April 24, 2017

Rona Ambrose’s private member’s bill that would require sexual assault law training for prospective judges has laudable intentions, but a lot of its requirements already exist in law, several CBA sections say in a submission to a House committee reviewing the bill.

Once more with feeling: Leave immigration representation to lawyers

  • April 19, 2017

The CBA’s National Immigration Law Section has for more than 20 years been telling the federal government that the people best placed to counsel new and potential immigrants are lawyers – and immigration consultants only if they are governed stringently by a regulatory body.

CBA welcomes diversity measures in Bill C-25

  • March 27, 2017

Changes to the Canada Business Corporations Act designed to make certain enterprises more accountable for diversity in corporate leadership get a thumbs-up from a number of CBA groups.