GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE 2003 JUDICIAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMISSION

This is the Response to the Report of the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission, dated May 31, 2004, by the Minister of Justice on behalf of the Government pursuant to s. 26(7) of the Judges Act.

Table of Contents

1. Background: Supreme Court of Canada Independence Decision and a Revised Judicial Compensation and Benefits Process
2. Report of the 2003 Quadrennial Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission
3. Response to the Report
   • a) Recommendations 1-2: Salary Adjustments
   • b) Recommendation 3: Salaries for Senior Judges of the North
   • c) Recommendation 4: Salary Differential between Trial and Appellate Judges
   • d) Recommendation 5: Division of Annuity on Relationship Breakdown
   • e) Recommendation 6: Survivor Benefits for Single Judges
   • f) Recommendation 7: Enhanced Annuity for Judges who Retired between 1992-1997
   • g) Recommendations 8-14: Allowances
   • h) Recommendation 15: Supreme Court of Canada Retirement after Ten Years
   • i) Recommendation 16: Representational Costs
4. Annex A - List of Recommandations