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Canada · Core Public Administration + Statutory Tiers · FY 2026

JUD-SCC-CHIEF Classification Salary

Chief Justice of Canada (Supreme Court Chief Justice). Source: Judges Act s.9(1), last amended 20 June 2024.

2026 salary range
$435,600$435,600
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepPhase / PadrãoAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1Chief Justice of Canada (Supreme Court Chief Justice)$435,600$36,300$209
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Beyond base: annual adjustments

Base tables understate real take-home. Canada federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the JUD-SCC-CHIEF base shown above.

Conditional adjustmentFormulaIf applied (min)If applied (max)
Bilingual bonus
CA$800/year for employees in bilingual-imperative positions who maintain required French/English proficiency. Not automatic — role-dependent.
$800 flat+$800+$800

Frequently asked

How much does a JUD-SCC-CHIEF make in the Canada federal government?

A JUD-SCC-CHIEF in the Canada federal civil service earns between $435,600 and $435,600 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the JUD-SCC-CHIEF classification the same in every agency?

The base pay scale is set centrally by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) at https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/coll_agre/. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.

Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) · Last verified 2026-04-23. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-23.