Submissions

The CBA comments on changes to the Ineligibility and Suspension Policy and cautions against new offences making a supplier ineligible from doing business with the government.

The CBA offers input on the issues for consideration in the 5-year statutory review of the Copyright Act.

The CBA offers input on ways to improve the service standards of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

The CBA comments on GST/HST rules for holding corporations and recommends expanding the rules to other types of investment vehicles such as partnerships or trusts.

The CBA recommends changes to advertising requirements before receiving a permit to hire foreign workers in certain fields.

The Joint Canadian Bar Association/Canadian Professional Accountants of Canada Taxation Committee comments on personal and business income tax proposals released July 27, 2018 to implement Income Tax Act amendments from Budget 2018.

The CBA says an harmonized approach to the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System's prospectus and related registration exemptions will ensure consistency across jurisdictions

The CBA comments on proposed changes to the Competition Bureau's Immunity and Leniency Programs.

The CBA expresses concern with broad-based market studies, including the Competition Bureau’s authority to conduct them, their value, strain on resources and burdens on private parties.

The CBA recommends amendments to Bill C-58 to improve access to information laws and safeguard solicitor-client privilege and judicial independence.