Less Complex Claims: Short-hearing Process March 15, 2019 The CBA recommends safeguards to procedural fairness in the Immigration and Refugee Board’s new short-hearing process for less complicated claims at the Refugee Protection Division.
Model Code of Professional Conduct – Rules 6.1-5 and 6.1-6 (Electronic Registration of Documents) March 08, 2019 The CBA says the Federation of Law Societies Model Code of Professional Conduct rule on electronic registration of documents may have unintended consequences for immigration practice.
IRPR Regulations re: Electronic Applications February 26, 2019 The CBA urges caution, to ensure a fair process, in implementing proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations supporting increased use of electronic tools in immigration applications.
Proposed IRPR amendments re: open permits for migrant workers February 08, 2019 The CBA supports proposed regulations to facilitate work permits for vulnerable migrant workers, and recommends improvements.
Proposed amendments to IAD Rules of Procedure February 06, 2019 The CBA comments on proposed amendments to the Immigration Appeal Division Rules of Procedure.
Supreme Court Hearings Outside Ottawa February 04, 2019 The CBA supports a principled approach to occasional SCC sittings outside Ottawa and outlines several factors to consider.
Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - Bondsperson January 11, 2019 The CBA comments on proposed amendments to Immigration and Refugee Regulations establishing factors to consider when selecting a bondsperson for a detainee.
Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — Detention of Children November 06, 2018 The CBA supports draft regulations on immigration detention of children and suggests improvements.
Temporary Foreign Worker Program — Service Standards and Fee Review November 02, 2018 The CBA offers input on ways to improve the service standards of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.