Présentations et mémoires

The Ontario Bar Association (“the OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Ministry of Finance (“the Ministry”) in response to its proposed amendments to Regulation 909 under the Pension Benefits Act (“the PBA”) to eliminate the 30% rule for pension investment (“the Consultation Paper”).

The Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Ministry”) on the proposed amendments to the existing regulations under the Planning Act relating to the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 (Bill 73) and the proposed new regulation to prescribe transitional provisions for Bill 73.

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”).

“As Chair of the Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”) Taxation Law Section, I am writing regarding the recent retroactive changes made to the land transfer tax regime by Ontario Regulation 35/16. Enclosed is a submission prepared by members of our section and the Canadian Bar Association/Chartered Professional Accountants Joint Taxation Committee.”

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 (“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.