Appendix 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislation Tying the Compensation of

Other Individuals to Judicial Salaries

Parliament of Canada Act

 

PART IV
REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

 

Remuneration Reference Amount

54.1 (1) Commencing on January 1, 2001, the remuneration reference amount is equal to the amount of the annual salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Retroactive adjustments to reference amount

  (2) Adjustments to the remuneration reference amount shall be made retroactively to take into account any retroactive changes in the annual salary of the Chief Justice.

2001, c. 20, s. 1.

 

Salaries and Additional Allowances of Members

 

55. (12) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the annual sessional allowance that shall be paid, commencing on January 1, 2001,

(a)   to members of the Senate is equal to 50 per cent of the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 minus $25,000; and

(b)   to members of the House of Commons is equal to 50 per cent of the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1.

2001, c. 20, s. 2

 

Presiding officers

60. There shall be paid to the following members of the Senate or House of Commons annual salaries equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 multiplied by the following percentages:

(a)    the Speaker of the Senate, 17.6 per cent;

(b)    any member of the Senate occupying the recognized position of Speaker pro tempore of the Senate, 7.3 per cent;

(c)     the Speaker of the House of Commons, 24 per cent;

(d)    the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, 12.5 per cent;

(e)    the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House of Commons, 5.1 per cent;

(f)      the Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House of Commons, 5.1 per cent;

(g)    any member -- except one who receives a salary under the Salaries Act -- occupying the position of Chair of a Standing or Special Committee of the Senate or House of Commons or a Standing or Special Joint Committee, other than the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, 3.6%; and

(h)    any member –except one who receives a salary under the Salaries Act –occupying the position of Vice-Chair of a Standing or Special Committee of the Senate or House of Commons or a Standing or Special Joint Committee, other than the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, 1.9%.

 

R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 60; 1998, c. 23, s. 2; 2001, c. 20, s. 4; 2003, c. 16, s. 10.

 

Parliamentary Secretaries

61.    Commencing on January 1, 2001, a Parliamentary Secretary shall be paid an annual salary equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 multiplied by 5.1 per cent.

R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 61; 1998, c. 23, s. 3; 2001, c. 20, s. 4.

 

Additional allowances

 

62.    Commencing on January 1, 2001, there shall be paid to the following members of the Senate or the House of Commons additional annual allowances equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 multiplied by the following percentages:

(a)    the member of the Senate occupying the position of Leader of the Government in the Senate, except any such member in receipt of a salary under the Salaries Act, 24 per cent;

(b)    the member of the Senate occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, 11.5 per cent;

(c)     the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, 11.5 per cent;

(d)    the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, 7.3 per cent;

(e)    the member of the Senate occupying the position of Government Whip in the Senate, 3.6 per cent;

(f)      the member of the Senate occupying the position of Opposition Whip in the Senate, 2.2 per cent;

(g)    the member occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, 24 per cent;

(h)    each member of the House of Commons, other than the Prime Minister or the member occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, who is the leader of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House, 17.1 per cent;

(i)      each of the members occupying the positions of Chief Government Whip and Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Commons, 9.1 per cent;

(j)      each of the members occupying the positions of Deputy Government Whip and Deputy Opposition Whip and the position of Whip of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, 3.6 per cent;

(k)     the member occupying the position of Opposition House Leader in the House of Commons, 12.5 per cent; and

(l)      the member occupying the position of House Leader of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, 5.1 per cent.

R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 62; 1998, c. 23, s. 4; 2001, c. 20, s. 4.

 

 

Salaries Act

 

SALARIES

 

Prime Minister

4. (1) Commencing on January 1, 2001, the Prime Minister's annual salary is equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act, multiplied by 50 per cent.

 

Salaries of Ministers

(2) Commencing on January 1, 2001, the annual salary of the following ministers, being members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, is equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act, multiplied by 24 per cent:

(a)    the Minister of Justice and Attorney General;

(b)    the Minister of National Defence;

(c)     the Minister of National Revenue;

(d)    the Minister of Finance;

(e)    the Minister of Transport;

(f)      the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada;

(g)    the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;

(h)    the Minister of Labour;

(i)      the Minister of Veterans Affairs;

(j)      the Associate Minister of National Defence;

(k)     the Solicitor General of Canada;

(l)      the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development;

(m)    the President of the Treasury Board;

(n)     the Minister of the Environment;

(o)     the Leader of the Government in the Senate;

(p)     the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans;

(q)     the Minister for International Trade;

(r)      the Minister for International Cooperation;

(s)     the Minister of Western Economic Diversification;

(t)      the Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada appointed by Commission under the Great Seal to be the Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act;

(u)     the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration;

(v)     the Minister of Natural Resources;

(w)     the Minister of Industry;

(x)     the Minister of Foreign Affairs;

(y)     the Minister of Public Works and Government Services;

(z)     the Minister of Canadian Heritage;

(z.1)  the Minister of Health; and

(z.2)  the Minister of Human Resources Development.

 

Salaries of Ministers of State

(3)    Commencing on January 1, 2001, the annual salary of each minister of State, being a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, who presides over a ministry of State is equal to the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act, multiplied by 24 per cent.

 

R.S., 1985, c. S-3, s. 4; R.S., 1985, c. 11 (4th Supp.), s. 16, c. 41 (4th Supp.), s. 56; 1989, c. 27, s. 23; 1990, c. 1, s. 32; 1991, c. 3, s. 13; 1992, c. 1, s. 145(F); 1993, c. 12, s. 14; 1994, c. 31, s. 22, c. 38, s. 25, c. 41, s. 36; 1995, c. 1, s. 61, c. 5, s. 24, c. 11, s. 35; 1996, c. 8, s. 31, c. 11, s. 87, c. 16, s. 56; 1998, c. 23, s. 15; 2000, c. 34, s. 94(F); 2001, c. 20, s. 29.