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Bill C-37

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RECOMMENDATION

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act to amend the Judges Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts''.

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Judges Act to provide changes to salaries and in respect of eligibility for an annuity. It also makes additional changes to the judicial annuity scheme. The enactment establishes a Judical Benefits and Compensation Commission in place of the former commissioners, who were convened every three years. It also provides authority to pay additional appeal court and unified family court judges.