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Order in Council 595/2018

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 Provincial Judges Remuneration Commission (“Commission”) is established under

Section 51.13 of the Courts of Justice Act and its composition and functions are set out in Appendix A of the Framework Agreement as a

Schedule to the Act;

And

Whereas the head of the Commission is to be appointed jointly by the associations representing the provincial judges and the Lieutenant Governor in Council;

And

Whereas William Kaplan of the City of Toronto has been re-appointed as the head of the 9 th Commission for a term of four years commencing on July 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2018;

And

Whereas the mandate of the 9 th Commission is to make recommendations regarding provincial judges’ remuneration for the period starting on April 1, 2014 and ending on March 31, 2018;

And

Whereas , as of the date this Order is made, the process of making submissions to the 9 th Commission has not yet commenced;

And

Whereas the Association of Ontario Judges, which represents the provincial judges and the Lieutenant Governor in Council have jointly agreed that the members of the 9 th Commission should sit simultaneously as the 9 th and 10 th Commission and also make judicial remuneration recommendations for the period starting on April 1, 2018 and ending on March 31, 2022;

Now therefore , pursuant to

Section 6, paragraph 3 of the

Schedule to the Courts of Justice Act,

William Kaplan of the City of Toronto

is re-appointed as the head of the Commission for an additional term of four years commencing on July 1, 2018 and ending on June 30, 2022.

Treasury Board Secretariat

Approved and Ordered:

March 21, 2018

Updated: June 29, 2022

Published: April 06, 2018