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Government responds to the Report of the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission on the matter of freezing pension entitlements for judges whose removal from office has been recommended by the Canadian Judicial Council
February 27, 2020 – Ottawa, ON – Department of Justice Canada
This is the Response of the Government of Canada to the Report of the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission dated October 28, 2019, and tabled in both Houses of Parliament in December 2019. This response is issued pursuant to subsection 26(7) of the Judges Act.
The Government wishes to thank the Chair of the Commission, Mr. Gil Rémillard, and the Commission Members, Ms. Margaret Bloodworth and Mr. Peter H. Griffin, for their service and commitment, and for their able stewardship of the first inquiry conducted pursuant to subsection 26(4) of the Judges Act. Their thoroughness and thoughtfulness in reviewing the Minister of Justice’s proposal and the submissions of the participants, and their effective management of this procedural first, are greatly appreciated.
Government Response (February 2020) can be found at the following link: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng\rp-pr\cp-pm\cr-rc\quad.html
Government Responds to the Report of the Fifth Quadrennial Commission on Judicial Compensation
Minister of Justice accepts all of the independent Commission’s recommendations.
October 31, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – Department of Justice Canada
The judiciary plays a unique and fundamentally important role in Canada’s democracy. Every four years, an independent three-person commission is established to inquire into the adequacy of the compensation and benefits of federally appointed judges and Federal Court prothonotaries. On June 30, 2016, the Commission submitted its report and recommendations to the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Today, the Minister released the Government’s Response to that report, confirming that it accepts all of the Commission’s recommendations. The Government will move forward in the near future to implement the recommendations, including through the introduction of the necessary amendments to the Judges Act.
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«I thank the Commission members for their diligent efforts and the key role they play in protecting the independence of superior court judges and the Federal Court prothonotaries. I am pleased to accept all of the Commission’s recommendations in full.»
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Quick Facts
The process for setting judicial compensation is unique and based on the constitutional principles set out by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission, commonly referred to as the «Quadrennial Commission,» is established every four years to make recommendations to the Minister of Justice regarding the adequacy of salary and benefits of all federally appointed judges and Federal Court prothonotaries. The Commission is established and the inquiry takes place every four years, based on the framework set out in the Judges Act. Publication of the Response is in keeping with the public interest nature of this constitutional process, namely that the Government must respond publicly to the Commission’s report.
Related Products
- Government Response to the Commission’s Report
- Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission Report 2016
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