The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa on Jan. 16, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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.
