COMMITTEES

The committees carry out the Council’s mandate to promote efficiency, uniformity, and accountability and to improve the quality of judicial service in the superior courts of Canada. They are the workhorses of the Canadian Judicial Council. Some are permanent, standing committees; others deal with specific issues or questions.

Most committees conduct research and deliver tools for enhancing the quality, uniformity, and efficiency of the Canadian judicial system. They often work in consultation with experts and partners in the legal, private, and media sectors. The result of their research is presented to the Council at its two annual meetings for consideration and approval, and often takes the form of studies, guidelines, model policy, and other key documents that are distributed to the wider justice community and, in most cases, to the general public.

What are the committees?

The structure of the Council’s committees is set out in this chart: