Child Custody and Access 98.4EM CHILD CUSTODY AND ACCESS Whereas , experiencing separation or divorce in the family can have a prolonged negative impact on children, with studies showing a high incidence of depression where t... Family Law
Enforcement of Family Law/Support and Maintenance Orders 81.3 Enforcement of Family Law/Support and Maintenance Orders Whereas , the various systems of enforcing Family Law support and maintenance orders across Canada have proven blatantly ineffective; and,... Family Law
Integrated Family Court System 75.3 Integrated Family Court System A. Whereas , the Federal Law Reform Commission has brought forth recommendations for an integrated Family Court system with jurisdiction in all areas of family law;... Family Law
Protecting Family Law 2004:01EI PROTECTING FAMILY LAW Whereas the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the equality of women before the law, and Canada has ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Form... Family Law
Support for the Family Caregiver 97.2 Support For The Family Caregiver Whereas, Federal, provincial and municipal budgetary restraints are putting pressure on both public and private institutional care for the elderly and/or disabled... Family Caregivers
Temporary Foreign Worker’s (TFW) Access to Permanent Status (Caregiver Program) 8. TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS’ ACCESS TO PERMANENT STATUS (CAREGIVER PROGRAM) Whereas #1 the entry of foreign caregiver workers, the majority of whom are women, is prompted by the unmet labour market d... Family Caregivers
Government Clawback of OAS Pensions/Family Allowances 90.4 Government Clawback of Old Age Security Pensions/Family Allowances Whereas, The principle of universality of benefits is basic to the Canadian social welfare system; and, Whereas, The clawback pl... Family Allowances
Senior’s Benefit and Erosion of Savings 98.5 SENIORS' BENEFIT AND EROSION OF SAVING Whereas, The National Council of Women of Canada in 1996 urged the Government of Canada to continue to make Old Age Security payments based on individual in... Family Allowances
Expanded Use of Mediation – With Standards for Mediation Professionals 85.2 Expanded Use of Mediation – with Standards for Mediation Professionals Whereas, There is a growing awareness that the adversarial system is often not the best way to deal with family disputes or ... Families
Protection for Aboriginal Women and Children from Family Violence 2006:01 PROTECTION FOR ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE Whereas: Statistics Canada data July 2005 suggests that violence against aboriginal women is three times that of the national ... Families
Estate Tax Exemption 68.3 Estate Tax Exemption Whereas, Under Section 7(1) of the Estate Tax Act, being Chapter 29 of the Statutes of Canada 1958, the amount of tax exemption allowed on any estate in which there is a wido... Estate Tax
Economic Gender Equality Indicators and Gender Analysis 98.1EM ECONOMIC GENDER EQUALITY INDICATORS AND GENDER ANALYSIS Whereas, The advancement of women includes understanding their reality and the unique constraints they face, particularly with respect to... Equality