The commission responsible for evaluating judicial compensation says an annual salary of $414,900 is insufficient to attract high-calibre candidates and recommends Ottawa raise judges’ salaries by at least $28,000 annually.
The report from the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission recommends an increase in judges’ salaries by $28,000 for regular provincial superior and appellate courts, and federal courts, $30,000 for chief justices, and $36,000 for the chief justice of the Supreme Court, effective retroactively from April 2024.
The commission plays a pivotal role in an independent process that determines the salaries of judges serving on superior courts, the Federal Court, and the Supreme Court of Canada, but its recommendations must be approved by Parliament….