Report finds judges' $414,900 salary 'inadequate,' urges $28,000 raise

OTTAWA — The commission tasked with reviewing judicial compensation says that $414,900 per year isn’t enough to keep the bench attractive to top applicants and recommends the government increase judges’ salaries by at least $28,000. Article content

“The current salary and benefits paid to judges are inadequate,” reads a report by the commission reviewing federally appointed judges’ compensation that was tabled in the House of Commons Wednesday. Article content

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“An increase to the judicial salary is required to ensure outstanding candidates continue to be attracted to the judiciary.”

The report recommends boosting judges’ salaries by $28,000 for regular provincial superior and appellate courts as well as federal courts, $30,000 for chief justices an