Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada’s 2025-26 Departmental Plan: At a glance

A departmental plan describes a department’s priorities, plans, and associated costs for the upcoming three fiscal years.

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Key priorities

The Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada’s top priorities for 2025-26 are as follows: 

  • Continued administration of the judicial appointments process, including further digitization of the application process for enhanced efficiency.
  • Strengthen international judicial cooperation through exchanges, delegations, and programs like the Technical Assistance Partnership program.
  • Provide ongoing support to federally appointed judges through digital modernization, judicial education, and improved well-being initiatives.
  • Enhance departmental effectiveness by implementing solutions that modernize information technology tools and services.

Highlights

In 2025-26, total planned spending (including internal services) for the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (FJA) is $847.0 million and total planned full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) is 67. For complete information on FJA’s total planned spending and human resources, read the Planned spending and human resources section of the full plan.

The following provides a summary of the department’s planned achievements for 2025-26 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.

Core responsibility: Support to federally appointed judges

Planned spending: $845,265,856

Planned human resources: 57.5

Departmental results:

  • Federally appointed judges are provided with centralized services in a timely and effective manner
  • The judicial appointments process is managed efficiently
  • The judicial conduct review process is completed in a timely and effective manner
  • CJC ensures that federally appointed judges have access to relevant training and learning opportunities

In 2025-26, the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs will continue supporting approximately 1,200 federally appointed judges as well as 1,100 pensioners and their survivors, focusing on judicial appointments, language training, international cooperation, and Federal Courts Reports. The Canadian Judicial Council will prioritize managing judicial conduct matters and promoting judicial education, while also undertaking a study on judges' health and well-being. These efforts aim to strengthen the judicial system and enhance public trust both domestically and globally.

More information about Support to federally appointed judges can be found in the full plan.