ontario regulation 56/26

made under the

Justices of the Peace Act

Made: March 26, 2026
Filed: March 27, 2026
Published on e-Laws: March 27, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: April 11, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 247/94

(SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE)

1. (1) Subsection 2 (2) of Ontario Regulation 247/94 is amended by,

(a) striking out “paragraphs 4 to 8” and substituting “paragraphs 5 to 8”; and

(b) striking out “9th and 10th Provincial Judges’ Remuneration Commissions” and substituting “10th and 11th Provincial Judges’ Remuneration Commissions”.

(2) Paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection 2 (3) of the Regulation are revoked.

(3) Paragraph 8 of subsection 2 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

8. On and after April 1, 2022, for each 12-month period beginning on April 1 in a year, 50 per cent of the salary of a full-time provincial judge for the immediately preceding 12-month period.

(4) Subsection 2 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) On and after April 1, 2019, for each 12-month period beginning on April 1 in a year, a full-time non-presiding justice of the peace shall be paid 72.75 per cent of the annual salary of a full-time presiding justice of the peace specified in subsection (3) for the period.

2. Subsection 9 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) On and after April 1, 2025, a justice of the peace’s maximum entitlement under subsection (1) for each 12-month period beginning on April 1 in a year is $2,000.

(3) A per diem justice of the peace is entitled to be reimbursed for expenses described in subsection (1) that are actually incurred by the per diem justice of the peace in a 12-month period beginning on April 1 in a year commencing on or after April 1, 2025 and approved as reasonable by the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace up to a maximum of $1,000 for the period, if the per diem justice of the peace completed more than 50 full days of service in the immediately preceding 12-month period.

3. (1) Subsection 11 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) A full-time justice of the peace is entitled to accumulate vacation credits in 2026 and each subsequent year at the rate of,

(a) 2 1/12 days per month during the first eight years of continuous service;

(b) 2 1/3 days per month after eight years of continuous service;

(c) 2 5/12 days per month after 11 years of continuous service;

(d) 2 3/4 days per month after 15 years of continuous service;

(e) 3 1/12 days per month after 26 years of continuous service; and

(f) 3 1/3 days per month after 30 years of continuous service.

(2) Clause (e) of the definition of “continuous service” in subsection 11 (16) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or as a public servant” and substituting “or, subject to subsection (17), as a public servant”.

(3) Section 11 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(17) In the case of a justice of the peace appointed on or after January 1, 2026, clause (e) of the definition of “continuous service” in subsection (16) shall be read without reference to appointment as a public servant under the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 or a predecessor of that Act.

4. Subsection 19 (9) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(9) On and after January 1, 2026, the first 15 weeks of parental leave shall be with pay at 93 per cent of the justice of the peace’s salary and the remainder shall be without pay.

5. Clause 29 (1) (d) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(d) charges for the services of a psychologist, including a person holding a Master of Social Work degree, or of a psychotherapist, to a maximum of $80 for each half-hour and with an annual maximum of $1,600 per person in respect of all such services combined, on or after April 1, 2025;

6. The definition of “pension” in subsection 40 (5) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“pension” means a pension paid from one or more of,

(a) the Public Service Pension Fund or a pension fund established by statute to continue that Fund,

(b) the Public Service Pension Plan Retirement Compensation Arrangement Trust Fund, and

(c) any pension fund established within the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of providing supplementary pension benefits to justices of the peace; (“pension”)

7. Paragraphs 7 to 9 of subsection 42 (4) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

7. Charges in excess of amounts, if any, reimbursed by a provincial health plan for the services of a chiropractor, osteopath, naturopath, podiatrist, physiotherapist and massage therapist, if licensed and practising within the scope of their license, to a maximum of $35 for each visit and with an annual maximum of $1,200 per type of practitioner, on or after April 1, 2025.

8. Charges for the services of a speech therapist who is licensed and practising within the scope of their licence, to a maximum of $35 for each half-hour and an annual maximum of $1,400, on or after April 1, 2025.

9. Charges for the services of a psychologist, including a person holding a Master of Social Work degree, to a maximum of $80 for each half-hour and with an annual maximum of $1,600, on or after April 1, 2025.

Commencement

8. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.