Submissions and Resolutions

The CBA comments on a proposal to introduce occupation specific work permits under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

The CBA affirms its commitment to cooperating with the government to protect the public from incompetent and unscrupulous representation.

The CBA urges the government to exercise caution in its use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and similar technologies in immigration decision-making processes.

The CBA and OBA urge the federal government to address a gap in funding for immigration and refugee legal aid services in Ontario

The CBA is asking party leaders to show leadership on access to justice, by dedicating federal legal aid funding; and adopting guiding principles for a national, integrated system of public legal assistance.

The CBA urges the government to withdraw the proposed amendments to Canada's refugee determination system in Bill C-97, the budget implementation bill.

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.

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.

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.

The CBA supports proposed regulations to facilitate work permits for vulnerable migrant workers, and recommends improvements.