Canada judicial faculty handbook

In more recent times, the Beverley McLachlin court has become more cautious in its approach to such questions. In retrospect, the court's confidence in its ability to take the politics out of the remuneration process and put an end to litigation on this issue has proven incredibly naive. Wherever there is a struggle over money and power, there will be politics, and sure enough, litigation over judges' salaries have continued throughout Canada in the decade since the Provincial Judges Reference.

The Supreme Court itself has implicitly acknowledged a measure of hubris and taken a more moderate and deferential tone on the issue of judicial remuneration.

Nonetheless, lawsuits between judges and governments over remuneration continue to dog several provinces. Many issues of judicial independence beyond remuneration also continue to simmer and, occasionally, to boil over into public debate — over the addition of law-enforcement representatives to judicial appointment committees, over court budgets, over judicial discipline, and so forth.

While courts may have difficulty making the case for resources in the face of significant needs in health, education and social welfare, governments of all stripes recognize that judicial independence is a cornerstone of democracy, not a barrier to it. While governments represent the will of the Canadian majority, judges guarantee the rights of all, even and perhaps especially minority groups.

This balance, between the legitimate interests of elected governments and the fundamental rights of individuals, is the essence of a healthy democracy. Where judges are vulnerable to the influence, manipulation or control of government, this balance is thrown off-kilter and democracy inevitably falters. The crucial link between judicial independence and a strong vibrant democracy has never been clearer.

Canadians through CIDA and various non-governmental organizations are engaged in programs to build judicial capacity around the globe in Afghanistan, the former Yugoslavia, the Palestinian territories and Haiti. In a sense, the peoples of these places hope for what we sometimes take for granted in Canada: a democracy under the rule of law supported by an independent judiciary.

Please note that your referees are entitled to maintain the confidentiality of their letters of reference by submitting them directly to the Court not to you. For applications to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, students should request their up-to-date transcript which includes Fall term grades by doing the following as soon as possible: Go to MyOsgoode.

Complete the JD Transcript Request form, and be sure to indicate that the requested transcript is for an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The Student Services office will then email you your grade report after Fall grades are available.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has prepared an information video which answers commonly asked questions about the structure of their clerkship program, applications to their clerkship program, and the interview process. Transcripts: Use this webform to request your Osgoode transcripts for your Federal Court application. The recording of the information session about the clerkship programs of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal hosted by the Runnymede Society is now available.

Transcripts: Use this webform to request your Osgoode transcripts for your Tax Court of Canada application. Deadline to submit your draft application to nmartin osgoode. Thursday, January 6, at pm noon January 17, at pm Pacific Time. Thursday, January 6, at pm noon Monday, January 24, at pm. Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Tax Court of Canada. Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal. Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

Provincial Court of Saskatchewan. The handbooks make it simple for self-represented litigants to access information for each province and territory in both official languages on how to prepare for a hearing, the applicable rules and law, where to find free or lower cost legal help and related resource agencies, among many other things.

It is important to note that while these handbooks cannot anticipate all of the possible situations that may arise, they provide a starting point that will assist and guide litigants. The Handbooks do not provide legal advice and are not a substitute for the advice that a lawyer may provide.