Provincial Government Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 October 19, 2017 The OBA welcomes the opportunity to make comments relating to four Acts which are the subject of amendments under Bill 154: the Charities Accounting Act, the Corporations Act, the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act and the Arthur Wishart Act.
Provincial Government Bill 139, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 October 18, 2017 The OBA welcomes the opportunity to make comments relating to Bill 139, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017, and in particular regarding the proposed Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
Provincial Government Comment on Draft Regulations under the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 October 02, 2017 The OBA's Citizenship and Immigration section comments on a draft regulation under the Ontario Immigration Act proposed by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration regarding the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
Law Society of Ontario Consultation on Contingency Fee Arrangements September 29, 2017 The OBA provides comments to the Law Society of Upper Canada in response to a Call for Comment on contingency fee arrangements.
Provincial Government Submission on the Final Report of David Marshall September 15, 2017 The OBA provides comments to the Ministry of Finance on recommendations made by David Marshall regarding the auto insurance system in Ontario.
Provincial Government Initial e-Filing Survey Results September 15, 2017 The OBA Civil Litigation section writes to the Ministry of the Attorney General to set out initial results from a survey the OBA conducted regarding a recently introduced e-filing system
Law Society of Ontario Delivery of legal services by Civil Society Organizations (“CSOs”) September 08, 2017 The OBA responds to the Law Society Alternative Business Structures Working Group Interim Report with respect to the provision of legal services by Civil Society Organizations.
Provincial Government Superintendent’s Ability to Defer Approval for Annuity Purchases September 08, 2017 The OBA's Pension and Benefits Law section provides comments on the Ministry of Finance consultation regarding Superintendent consent for annuity purchases on wind-up & extended allocation of payments from the Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund.
Provincial Government Facilitating the Payment and Administration of the Land Transfer Tax September 08, 2017 The OBA Taxation section and the CBA/Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada Joint Committee on Taxation prepared submissions on “Facilitating the Payment and Administration of the Land Transfer Tax under Section 3 of the Land Transfer Tax Act.”
Provincial Government Regulations under the Charities Accounting Act regarding Compensation of Directors of Charities August 29, 2017 The Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Executive comments on a regulation proposed by the Public Guardian and Trustee under the Charities Accounting Act permitting incorporated charities to pay directors for goods and services under certain conditions.