Government of Canada announces allocation of a new judicial complement position in Ontario
News Release
November 10, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Justice Canada
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following judicial appointment.
The Honourable Peter A. Douglas, a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario and a member of the Family Court in Barrie. He fills a new position authorized under Bill C-44, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
The Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice has transferred Justice Douglas’s general patent vacancy to Lindsay (Central East Region). This appointment therefore represents an increase to Central East Region’s complement of Family Court judges.
Quick Facts
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Budget 2017 includes additional funding of $55 million over five years beginning in 2017-2018 and $15.5 million per year thereafter for 28 new federally appointed judges. Of these new positions, 12 have been allotted to Alberta and one to the Yukon, with the remaining 15 being assigned to a pool for needs in other jurisdictions.
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To ensure a judiciary that is responsive, ethical and sensitive to the evolving needs of Canadian society, the Canadian Judicial Council will receive $2.7 million over five years and $0.5 million ongoing thereafter. This will support programming on judicial education, ethics and conduct, including in relation to gender and cultural sensitivity.
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Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.
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The Judicial Advisory Committees across Canada play a key role in evaluating judicial applications. There are 17 Judicial Advisory Committees, with each province and territory represented.
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Significant reforms to the role and structure of the Judicial Advisory Committees, aimed at enhancing the independence and transparency of the process, were announced on October 20, 2016. Sixteen Judicial Advisory Committees have been reconstituted to date.
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This process is separate from the Supreme Court of Canada judicial appointment process currently under way. Nominees to the Supreme Court of Canada are selected by the Prime Minister from a thoroughly vetted list of candidates.
Contacts
For more information, media may contact:
Kathleen Davis
Communications and Parliamentary Affairs Advisor
Office of the Minister of Justice
613-992-4621
Media Relations
Department of Justice Canada
613-957-4207
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