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Judges of the court are made up of eight puisne judges and the Chief Justice. [38] Candidates must have either been a judge of a superior court or a lawyer for at least ten years in their province's bar. [39] Appointments are made by the Governor General of Canada on advice of the Prime Minister. [39] Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada ...
Administration of Part I of the Judges Act including salaries, allowances, pensions and benefits for judges and their spouses; Supporting and administering a judicial intranet (JUDICOM) to allow for secure communication and information sharing; Language training for Judges; Publication of all Federal Court decisions in both official languages [2]
The first is the term "provincial court", which has two quite different meanings, depending on context. The first, and most general meaning, is that a provincial court is a court established by the legislature of a province, under its constitutional authority over the administration of justice in the province, set out in s. 92(14) of the Constitution Act, 1867. [2]
Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court; Superior court justices Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada; Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada; Chief Justices of the highest court of each province and territory in order of date of appointment as chief justice Chief Justice of Ontario (Michael Tulloch) Chief Justice of Quebec ...
Tribunals in Canada are established by federal or provincial legislation, and generally refer to any persons or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes. An administrative tribunal is a kind of quasi-judicial body that makes decisions on behalf of federal and provincial/territorial governments when it ...
Section 98 of the Act provides that the judges of the courts of Quebec must be appointed from the bar of that province. Section 99 of the Act provides security of tenure for the judges, who can only be removed by joint address of the Senate and the House of Commons. Section 100 of the Act provides that the judges are to be paid by the federal ...
The court was created on July 2, 2003, by the Courts Administration Service Act [1] when it and the Federal Court of Appeal were split from their predecessor, the Federal Court of Canada (which had been created June 1, 1971, through the enactment of the Federal Court Act, subsequently renamed the Federal Courts Act). [2]
The federal government also has the power to pose a reference to the Court on its own motion, as an original proceeding, without requiring leave from the Court. Leave applications are considered by the justices in groups of three. Only cases which raise questions of public importance are granted. [2]