Gouvernement provincial Expanding the Availability of Electronic Beneficiary Designations 04 février 2019 The OBA welcomes the move to expressly permit the use of electronic beneficiary designations for plans governed by the Pension Benefits Act, and encourages it to expressly expand its availability to plans covered by the Succession Law Reform Act.
Gouvernement provincial OBA Pre-Budget Consultation Letter 07 février 2018 The OBA provides a submission to the Minister of Finance regarding pre-budget consultations with individuals and organizations throughout the province.
Barreau du Haut-Canada President's Letter re Statement of Principles 24 novembre 2017 The OBA wrote to the Law Society to reiterate the OBA’s unequivocal support for the CFRL Report and to identify failures to date in the implementation of the requirement for a Statement of Principles
Gouvernement provincial Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 19 octobre 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.
Gouvernement provincial Regulations under the Charities Accounting Act regarding Compensation of Directors of Charities 29 août 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.
Gouvernement provincial Proposed Changes to the Trustee Act on Investment Powers 01 mai 2017 The Charity and Non-Profit Section, with input from the Trusts and Estates Section, has developed a submission proposing amendments to the Trustee Act relating to the investment powers of trustees.
Barreau du Haut-Canada Law Society of Upper Canada Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group Final Report 21 novembre 2016 The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on issues raised in the Law Society of Upper Canada (“Law Society”) Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group (“Working Group”) Final Report “Working Together for Change: Strategies to Address Issues of Systemic Racism in the Legal Professions” (the “Final Report”).
Barreau du Haut-Canada Consultation on the Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing Report 21 octobre 2016 The Ontario Bar Association appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the Law Society of Upper Canada Professional Development and Competence Committee report to convocation dated September 22, 2016 addressing the Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing.
Barreau du Haut-Canada Compliance-Based Enity Regulation LSUC Task Force Consultation 31 mars 2016 The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) is pleased to provide this submission to the Law Society of Upper Canada Task Force on Compliance-Based Entity Regulation in response to its Consultation Paper: “Promoting Better Legal Practices” (“the Consultation Paper”).
Gouvernement provincial Exploring an online Administrative Monetary Penalty System for infractions of provincial statutes and municipal by-laws in Ontario 05 mai 2015 The Ontario Bar Association (the “OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Ministry of the Attorney General’s consultation paper “Exploring an online Administrative Monetary Penalty System for infractions of provincial statutes and municipal by-laws in Ontario” (“the Consultation Paper”).