Order in Council 1273/2018

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas the Association of Ontario Judges and Treasury Board Secretariat presented a joint submission to the Ninth and Tenth Provincial Judges Remuneration Commission (the “Commission”); and

Whereas the Commission accepted the joint submission and provided its report to the Government on April 18, 2018 (the “PJRC Report”); and

Whereas the PJRC Report contains binding recommendations that require changes to judicial salaries and benefits; and

Whereas the Report of the Eighth Provincial Judges Remuneration Commission (attached hereto as Schedule C) includes a Schedule A to the Report, which sets out a list and description of administrative judges appointed prior to the date of the Report (November 12, 2013) and their beneficiaries; and

Whereas Order in Council O.C. 225/2016 sets out the salaries, benefits and expense allowances for provincial judges; and

Whereas revoking and replacing Order in Council O.C. 225/2016, rather than making an additional amending order in council, will maintain all of the salary, benefits and expense allowance provisions for provincial judges in one consolidated order in council;

And Whereas maintaining one consolidated order in council promotes greater transparency for provincial judges and improves the ease of administration for government;

Now therefore, pursuant to Section 27 of the Schedule to the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.43, effective the date this Order is made,

1. The base salaries set out in Schedule A to this Order and the benefits and expense allowances set out in Schedule B to this Order are established for provincial judges; and
2. Order in Council O.C. 225/2016 dated February 10, 2016 is revoked.

Schedule A

Schedule B

Schedule C