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The Child and Youth Law Section coordinates activities, provides advice and responds to law, policy and legal research developments on matters affecting Canadian children.

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Resources

Focus: New CBA section focuses on children’s law

July 14, 2014

Free service connects teens and lawyers

January 10, 2013

Recent Submissions and Resolutions

Bill C-7 – Criminal Code amendments (medical assistance in dying)

November 04, 2020

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – Update to the CBA Section Alternative Report

October 28, 2020

Appointing BIPOC Candidates to the Federal Judiciary

September 14, 2020

Uniform Police Record Checks Act

August 31, 2020

Proposed Amendments to Model Code of Professional Conduct

August 28, 2020

CHILD RIGHTS TOOLKIT

Check out the Child Rights Toolkit from the CBA Child & Youth Law Section. It is an essential tool for professionals working in legal and administrative decision-making who want to better understand and implement a child rights based approach in practice and strengthen their advocacy for children.

Recent Blog Posts

Immigration Chair appears before Parliamentary committee on impact of COVID-19

November 23, 2020

Q&A with the Chair of the CBA Class Action Task Force

November 20, 2020

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