Submissions 2024

The Ontario Bar Association (the “OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission to the Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee (the “Steering Committee”), appointed in April 2015 by the Minister of Labour to lead a public consultation on “Closing the Gender Wage Gap” (the “Consultation”), after which the Steering Committee will make recommendations that inform a strategy to close the wage gap between men and women.

The Ontario Bar Association (the “OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (the “Ministry”) with respect to the Cap and Trade Program Design Options Paper (the “Options Paper), EBR Registry Number 012-5666, describing the Ministry’s proposed Cap and Trade Program (the “Program”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to participate in consultations with the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (“the Ministry”), and comment on Ontario’s Draft Regulations for Street Checks (“Draft Regulations”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (“MMAH”) on the MMAH’s review of the Municipal Act (“MA”), the City of Toronto Act (“COTA”), and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (“MCIA”), which review is focused on the themes of accountability and transparency

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (“MMAH”) on the MMAH’s review of the Municipal Act (“MA”), the City of Toronto Act (“COTA”), and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (“MCIA”)

The Ontario Bar Association (the “OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Ministry”) as well as to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (the “Legislature”) on Bill 73 - An Act to amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 and the Planning Act (“Bill 73”). This document provides comments on the version of Bill 73 that at the time of writing is under debate at Second Reading before the Legislature.

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment to the Special Advisors for Ontario’s Changing Workplace Review, which examines the changing nature and trends of the modern workplace in today’s economy.

On behalf of the Ontario Bar Association's Construction and Infrastructure Law Section Executive, the OBA Committee on Construction Lien Act Reform is pleased to submit to the Construction Lien Act Expert Review the attached Report on Considerations and Recommendations.

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Regulatory Reform for Target Benefit Multi-Employer Pension Plans consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to make this submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy (the “Committee”) in respect of Bill 52, Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015.