Pension Plans — Solvency Funding July 13, 2018 The CBA urges Finance Canada to support a sustainable framework to strengthen pension coverage, guided by the principles of retirement income security, sustainability, and harmonization.
Caregivers — Pathways to Permanent Resident June 27, 2018 The CBA comments on pathways to permanent resident status for foreign caregivers.
Employment Insurance — Extended Parental Benefits June 19, 2018 The CBA highlights an inconsistency between federal EI benefits and some provincial and territorial parental leave entitlements, and recommends claimants be clearly informed.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child — Third Optional Protocol June 15, 2018 The CBA urges the government to ratify the third optional protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing procedure to bring complaints about violations directly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
National Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada May 30, 2018 The CBA urges the government to create a National Commissioner for Children and Youth, to protect the rights of Indigenous children in Canada, and to implement the 2012 recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Tax Proposals for Private Corporations — Protecting Past Passive Investments May 25, 2018 The Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness continues to recommend measures to alleviate the burden of new passive income rules on businesses.
Reviewing Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime May 11, 2018 The CBA responds to a Finance Canada consultation on Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime.
Model Rules on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing — Amendments April 03, 2018 The CBA comments on proposed amendments to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada model rules on anti-money laundering (cash transactions, client identification and verification) and on a proposed new rule (trust accounts).
Training Law Students and Lawyers in Alternative Dispute Resolution March 09, 2018 The CBA says law students and young lawyers should be well trained in dispute resolution techniques, to improve access to justice.
Eligible Dependent Tax Credit March 08, 2018 The CBA urges changes to facilitate sharing of the eligible dependent tax credit in shared custody situations.