Submissions

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Pension and Benefits Section appreciates the opportunity to provide advice on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) and congratulates the government on its consultative approach and thoughtful discussion paper.

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) is pleased to provide this update on our consideration of the issues raised by the Law Society of Upper Canada in “Alternative Business Structures and the Legal Profession in Ontario: A Discussion Paper” (the “Discussion Paper”)

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) appreciates the opportunity to provide advice in connection with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services’ (“MCYS”) review of the Children and Family Services Act (“CFSA” or the “Act”). We look forward to working with the government as the review proceeds in order to ensure the Act serves the crucial purposes for which it is designed and to assist in finding ways to better meet the current and emerging needs of children, families and the justice sector.

Comments by OBA Estates Administration Tax Act Working group to the Ministry of Finance regarding the regulation made under the EATA. The submission includes technical comments and access to justice considerations.

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) is pleased to provide this submission regarding its review and proposed amendments for improving Ontario’s Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 (the “proposed amendments”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Standing Committee on General Government (“the Committee”) in respect of Bill 171, Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014 (“Bill 171” or “the Bill”), which was referred to the Committee on April 14, 2014.

The Ontario Bar Association appreciates the request to comment on the Ontario Securities Commission’s proposed disclosure requirements regarding the representation of women on boards and in senior management (the “Proposed Amendments”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Ministry of Consumer Services (“the Ministry”) in respect of Bill 85, Companies Statute Law Amendment Act, 2013 (“Bill 85”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to make this submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs pertaining to Bill 20, Respect for Municipalities Act (City of Toronto), 2013 (“Bill 20”).

This submission was prepared by the OBA’s Construction and Infrastructure Law Section (“the Section”), which has over 450 members comprised of the leading barristers and solicitors involved in construction law issues. Members of the Section represent a broad cross-section of industry stakeholders, including owners, general contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers, lenders and insurers, government and homeowners.