The Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments

The Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments (Advisory Board) is an independent and non-partisan body whose mandate is to provide non-binding merit-based recommendations to the Prime Minister on Supreme Court of Canada appointments.

Membership of the Advisory Board

The Advisory Board consists of eight members:

  • three members, at least two of whom are not advocates or barristers in a province or territory, nominated by the Minister of Justice;
  • a practising member in good standing of the bar of a province or territory, nominated by the Canadian Bar Association;
  • a practising member in good standing of the bar of a province or territory, nominated by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada;
  • a practising member in good standing of the bar of a province or territory nominated by the Indigenous Bar Association;
  • a retired superior court judge, nominated by the Canadian Judicial Council; and
  • a legal scholar, nominated by the Council of Canadian Law Deans.

The Advisory Board is supported by the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs.