Program directory · Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada
Payments pursuant to the Judges Act
- Program code
- BNZ01 (FJA)
- Core responsibility
- Services and support to federally appointed judges
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Payments of salaries, allowances and annuities to federally appointed judges, and their survivors, in the courts of appeal and other superior courts in Canada.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments pursuant to the Judges Act | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $4.69B |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: % of Order-in-Council submissions prepared within service standards; % of pay and pension transactions processed within service standards | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
% of judges' allowances processed within service standard
Expected result: Accurate payment of salaries, allowances and annuities as per the Judges Act.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 90% | 2019 | 88% Target not met | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 90% | 2020 | 98% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 90% | 2021 | 83% While we adapted our processes so as to maintain a 100% audit function on all claim payments, delays, due to remote accessibility limitations, resulted in a slight decrease of our target 90% service standard on processing claims within 10 days of receipt. Relative to prior years, we experienced a significant drop in claims made against travel and conference allowances. We continue to work on impr… | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 90% | 2022 | 76% While we adapted our processes so as to maintain a 100% audit function on all claim payments, delays, due to remote accessibility limitations, resulted in a slight decrease of our target 90% service standard on processing claims within 10 days of receipt. Relative to prior years, we experienced a significant drop in claims made against travel and conference allowances. We continue to work on impr… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 43% During fiscal year 2022-2023, we continued to restructure and reorganize to adapt to a hybrid work model and to handle files in dual digital and paper environments in the face of an increase in the volume of claims received. While we maintained our commitment to a 100% verification of all claims in relation to payments pursuant to the Judges Act, our service standard of a turnaround of 10-days wa… | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 80% During fiscal year 2023-24 we experienced an increase and processed 4,000 more claims than in the prior year. As we continued to maintain our commitment to a 100% verification of all claims in relation to payments pursuant to the Judges Act, the increase had an initial impact on our 10 business day turn-around for processing claims, being lower in the opening quarters, but we rebounded to our tar… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 85% In 2024-25, FJA processed 23,053 judges allowance claims pursuant to the Judges Act. Of these, 85% (19,492 claims) were processed within the established 10-day service standard. Overall timeliness remained strong, with 92% (21,286 claims) processed within 11 business days and 99% (22,723 claims) within 13 business days. While performance under the 10-day service standard was slightly below the 90… | Not met |
% of Order-in-Council submissions prepared within service standards
Expected result: Accurate payment of salaries, allowances and annuities as per the Judges Act.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 100% – 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | 100% – 100% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | 100% – 100% | 2021 | 100% | Met |
| 2021-22 | 100% – 100% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2022-23 | 100% – 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | 100% – 100% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | 100% – 100% | 2025 | 100% | Met |
% of pay and pension transactions processed within service standards
Expected result: Accurate payment of salaries, allowances and annuities as per the Judges Act.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 95% | 2019 | 95% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 95% | 2020 | 85% We have continued to offer a good level of service considering the high level of staff turnover within the team. Our ability to meet service standards has slightly decreased by approximately 10%. The hiring and training of new compensation advisors has created short delays. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 95% | 2021 | 90% We have continued to offer a good level of service considering the hiring and training of new compensation advisors. Our ability to meet service standards has slightly increased by approximately 5%. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 95% | 2022 | 90% Despite the challenges of adapting to remote and alternate work arrangements while in the process of training and developing new hires, our compensation team continued to deliver services to our clients and FJA personnel and was able to maintain a 2-day service standard for 90% of pay and pension transactions. We brought about changes to our processes and procedures, leveraging resources to devel… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 95% | 2023 | 90% Our compensation team continued to deliver services to our clients and FJA personnel and was able to maintain a 2-day service standard for 90% of pay and pension transactions. We brought about changes to our processes and procedures, leveraging resources to develop tools and digitizing a number of products to maintain accessibility for staff and clients alike. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 95% | 2024 | 90% Our compensation team continued to deliver services to our clients and FJA personnel and was able to maintain a 2-day service standard for 90% of pay and pension transactions. We brought about changes to our processes and procedures, leveraging resources to develop tools and digitizing a number of products to maintain accessibility for staff and clients alike. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 95% | 2025 | 95% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
% of judges' allowances processed within service standard
Expected result: Accurate payment of salaries, allowances and annuities as per the Judges Act.
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $572M | $583M |
| 2019-20 | $601M | $615M |
| 2020-21 | $643M | $613M |
| 2021-22 | $669M | $656M |
| 2022-23 | $694M | $697M |
| 2023-24 | $719M | $738M |
| 2024-25 | $774M | $789M |
| 2025-26 | $832M | — |
| 2026-27 | $915M | — |
| 2027-28 | $962M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $1.02B* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 0 | — |
| 2026-27 | 0 | — |
| 2027-28 | 0* | — |
| 2028-29 | 0* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $572,093,242 | $585,714,128 | $600,368,337 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $601,261,678 | $618,649,226 | $635,616,399 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $643,147,256 | $666,205,046 | $690,567,620 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $669,442,081 | $694,015,808 | $719,315,411 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $694,015,808 | $719,315,411 | $745,269,853 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $719,315,411 | $745,269,853 | $755,553,867 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $774,063,257 | $820,379,348 | $857,406,747 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $831,699,923 | $872,348,620 | $915,064,878 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $915,293,075 | $961,593,140 | $1,019,747,020 | ||||||||
| Actual | $582,951,202 | $614,696,266 | $613,473,725 | $656,497,928 | $697,295,631 | $738,389,750 | $788,502,019 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
