General Notices
New Coming into Force Date for Divorce Act amendments
Amendments to the Divorce Act in former Bill C-78 were scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2020. As a result of delays to implementation efforts at both the provincial/territorial and federal levels caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new coming into force date of March 1, 2021 has been approved by Treasury Board.
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Missing Wills: March-April
The Society circulates missing will notices to our members through our monthly newsletter InForum. Missing wills are submitted through our online form. The following missing wills were submitted online from March-April 2020.
Information on the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
The Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (the Act) came into effect January 1, 2020.
Missing Will: Glynn Parsons
Any lawyers with information please contact Laetitia Richard at laetitia.richard@forces.gc.ca or (902) 765-1494 ext 5940
Notice to the Profession: Health Canada Fentanyl and Acetylfentanyl Certificates
Since February 22, 2018, all Fentanyl Certificates of Analyst that the Public Prosecution Service of Canada has received from Health Canada’s Drug Analysis Service have stated that they analysed the substance to be “Fentanyl or an isomer thereof.” The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) Schedule I, item 16, does not list “isomers” as one of the included substances of Fentanyl.