2019

The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, Bill C-86 (Bill), was introduced in the House of Commons on October 29 and received Royal Assent on December 13. Once in force, the Bill will consolidate existing consumer provisions and regulations and strengthen consumer protection provisions that apply to banks and authorized foreign banks under the Bank Act (BA).

With less than a year to go before the next federal election, much has been made of the politics of the Finance Minister's Fall Economic Statement. Just as important is the Statement's practical impact on Canadian businesses and the economic dimensions of this series of announcements.

The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86), which amends several federal statutes, including the Canada Business Corporations Act (the CBCA), received royal assent on December 13, 2018. This bulletin discusses key aspects of amendments to the CBCA which come into force on June 13, 2019. Regulations in respect of these amendments remain to be drafted and will come into effect on a date to be determined.

From Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson: "I am pleased to advise that Steven Schwartz and Bruce Elwood have each been appointed as a Master of the Court effective immediately. Master Schwartz will be resident in Kelowna, and Master Elwood will be resident in Vancouver."

The CBABC Law Week Committee invites you and students you know to this year’s “Meet the Chiefs” Student Forum. This event is designed for articling, post-secondary and high school students in the Lower Mainland who are practicing, studying or interested in the field of law.

"The new judge will be Clarke Burnett, whose appointment fills a vacancy at the Kelowna provincial court."

“We are disappointed that today’s budget announcement, Making Life Better, overlooks additional funding for legal aid,” said Margaret A. Mereigh, CBABC President. “There are real families all over the province desperate for this public service, but they don’t have access due to lack of government investment."

“This definition will provide almost like a GPS, what our basic co-ordinates are in terms of addressing diversity. But I personally feel there’s a lot to be done yet,” Kamaljit Lehal told Legal Feeds. Lehal moved the resolution yesterday at the AGM in Ottawa while speaking by video conference from Vancouver.

Dennis K. Hori, a partner with Fulton & Company LLP, is appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Kelowna.

As part of his mandate to improve and support legal aid, David Eby, Attorney General, is reviewing a report by lawyer Jamie Maclaren, QC, on legal aid service delivery in British Columbia. The report is based on public feedback and consultations with legal aid stakeholders in B.C. and across Canada.