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Canada
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Supreme Court |
9 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| Federal Court of Appeal |
10 |
2 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
Federal
Court |
29 |
3 |
32 |
7 |
4 |
| Tax Court of Canada |
22 |
3 |
25 |
5 |
0 |
Alberta
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
14 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
| Queen's Bench |
63 |
13 |
76 |
29 |
0 |
British Columbia
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
14 |
9 |
23 |
12 |
1 |
| Supreme Court |
84 |
20 |
104 |
33 |
4 |
Manitoba
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
8 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
| Queen's Bench Trial |
21 |
5 |
26 |
8 |
1 |
| Queen's Bench Family |
13 |
4 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
New Brunswick
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| Queen's Bench Trial |
17 |
7 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
| Queen's Bench Family |
8 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
6 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
| Trial Division |
21 |
5 |
26 |
7 |
0 |
Northwest Territories
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Supreme Court |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Nova Scotia
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
8 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
| Supreme Court |
25 |
6 |
31 |
7 |
1 |
| Family Division |
9 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
Nunavut
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of justice |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Ontario
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
21 |
2 |
23 |
8 |
1 |
| Superior Court of Justice |
211 |
69 |
280 |
84 |
1 |
Family
Court |
30 |
0 |
30 |
18 |
0 |
Prince Edward Island
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Appeal Division |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Trial Division |
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
Quebec
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
20 |
6 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
| Superior Court |
143 |
43 |
186 |
59 |
2 |
Saskatchewan
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
6 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
| Queen's Bench |
33 |
6 |
39 |
10 |
0 |
Yukon Territory
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Supreme Court |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
