Submissions 2023

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Provincial Government

OBA Submission re: A Permanent Framework for Target Benefits

  • September 04, 2024

The OBA provides technical feedback to the government on draft regulatory provisions to the Pension Benefits Act supporting the permanent framework for target benefits. Comments include recommendations for communications policies, benefit reduction and improvement, exemptions to solvency funding requirements, and more.

Family Law, Pensions and Benefits Law

Provincial Government

Amendments to Estate Law Beneficiary Designations

  • July 04, 2024

The OBA provides comments and recommendations on proposed amendments to allow substitute decision-makers to make beneficiary designations in an instrument that is renewing, replacing, converting, or transferring a similar instrument, provided that the beneficiary remains the same.

Provincial Government

Submission on the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024

  • June 11, 2024

The OBA responds provides recommendations on Bill 194, the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024, including recommendations to avoid deferring significant details to regulations, accounting for differences between public institutions, avoiding overregulating AI tools, and comments on proposed FIPPA amendments.

Business Law, Child and Youth Law, Municipal Law and 1 more..., Privacy Law

Provincial Government

Submission on Modernizing the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002

  • May 30, 2024

The OBA provides recommendations responding to the consultation on proposed amendments to the MVDA, including proposals to add a cooling-off period, allowing trade outside the place of business, limiting add-on goods and services, limiting the sale of as-is vehicles, and more.

Business Law, Franchise Law

Provincial Government

Submission on Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024

  • May 09, 2024

The OBA provides recommendations in-line with a previous submission on Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, regarding a proposal to limit third party appeal rights for official plans, official plan amendments, zoning by-laws and zoning by-law amendments.

Municipal Law

Provincial Government

Proposed Amendments to Rules 34.12 and 30.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure

  • May 06, 2024

The OBA provides comments and recommendations to the Civil Rules Committee responding to proposed changes to Refusals Motions, including proposed mandatory document productions for personal injury cases, ways to discourage inappropriate refusals motions, and more.

Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Insurance Law

Provincial Government

Submission on Policy Changes Affecting International Students

  • March 12, 2024

The OBA provides comments and recommendations to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to assist in the development of new policies for international students, prompted by recent changes from the Federal Government. The submission speaks to the administration of study permits and provincial attestation letters, the current list of designated learning institutions, and protections for international students.

Education Law, Family Law, Citizenship and Immigration Law

Provincial Government

Submission on FSRA’s Approach to Strengthening Protection of Vulnerable Consumers

  • March 07, 2024

The OBA provides comments and recommendations on FSRAs proposed approach to strengthening protections for vulnerable consumers, including recommendations on the use of plain language in forms, considering the appropriateness of products for consumers, educating front line service providers, and more.

Business Law, Elder Law, Insurance Law and 1 more..., Pensions and Benefits Law