Canadian Judicial Council

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The Canadian Judicial Council is a federal body composed of the chief justices and associate chief justices of Canada’s superior courts that promotes efficiency, consistency, and ethical standards within the Canadian judiciary.

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Canadian Judicial Council canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal body ⓘ
judicial council ⓘ
abbreviation CJC ⓘ
aimsTo ensure high standards of judicial conduct ⓘ
maintain public confidence in the judiciary ⓘ
composedOf associate chief justices of Canada’s superior courts ⓘ
chief justices of Canada’s superior courts ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
formationType statutory body ⓘ
hasChair Chief Justice of Canada ⓘ
hasCommittee Ethics Committee ⓘ
Judicial Conduct Committee ⓘ
Judicial Education Committee ⓘ
hasFunction investigating complaints against federally appointed judges ⓘ
judicial conduct oversight ⓘ
judicial education and professionalism promotion ⓘ
judicial ethics guidance ⓘ
promoting uniform standards of judicial conduct ⓘ
recommending removal of judges in serious cases ⓘ
hasRole promote consistency within the Canadian judiciary ⓘ
promote efficiency within the Canadian judiciary ⓘ
promote ethical standards within the Canadian judiciary ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasis Judges Act ⓘ
locatedIn Ottawa ⓘ
oversees federally appointed judges ⓘ
parentOrganization Government of Canada ⓘ
publishes annual reports ⓘ
ethical principles for judges ⓘ
regulates judicial conduct of federally appointed judges ⓘ
scope superior courts of Canada ⓘ
sector judiciary ⓘ
subjectArea judicial administration ⓘ
judicial discipline ⓘ
judicial ethics ⓘ
typeOfBody independent oversight body ⓘ
website https://cjc-ccm.ca ⓘ
worksWith Department of Justice Canada ⓘ
provincial and territorial courts ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Justice of Canada → chairs → Canadian Judicial Council ⓘ