ontario regulation 280/26

made under the

Courts of Justice Act

Made: August 13, 2026
Filed: August 13, 2026
Published on e-Laws: August 13, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: August 29, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 485/16

(SALARY AND BENEFITS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGES)

1. (1) Subsection 2 (1) of Ontario Regulation 485/16 is revoked and the following substituted:

Salary

(1) Reference in this section to the salary of a Superior Court Judge for a period is reference to the greater of,

(a) the salary of a full-time judge of the Superior Court of Justice who is not the Chief Justice, Associate Chief Justice, a regional senior judge or the Senior Judge of the Family Court for that period, including any adjustment to that salary under section 25 of the Judges Act (Canada) for that period as well as any increase that may apply to the salary in respect of that period, even if the increase takes effect after that period; and

(b) the amount that would be the salary of a Superior Court Judge referred to in clause (a) for that period if, instead of being adjusted under section 25 of the Judges Act (Canada), the salary were adjusted using the formula set out in subsection (2).

(1.1) An associate judge shall be paid the following annual salary for the specified period:

1. For April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, 80.2 per cent of the salary of a Superior Court Judge for that period.

2. For April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, 80.4 per cent of the salary of a Superior Court Judge for that period.

3. For April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, 82.3 per cent of the salary of a Superior Court Judge for that period.

4. On and after April 1, 2027, for each 12-month period beginning on April 1 in a year, 85 per cent of the salary of a Superior Court Judge for that period.

(2) Subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following:

(2) The following is the formula mentioned in clause (1) (b):

. .  . . .

2. Subsections 5 (3) and (4) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(3) Other than under clause (1) (a), an associate judge is not entitled under subsection (1) to claim or be reimbursed for more than the following amount of expenses incurred during the 12-month period commencing on April 1 in each year:

1. $3,750, in respect of expenses incurred on or after April 1, 2018 but before April 1, 2025.

2. $6,000, in respect of expenses incurred on or after April 1, 2025.  

(4) If an associate judge does not serve for a full 12-month period, the maximum amount that the associate judge is entitled to claim or be reimbursed under subsection (3) shall be prorated accordingly.

3. Paragraph 8 of subsection 7 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

8. In section 55, as remade by subsection 3 (2) of Appendix A,

i. a reference to January 1, 2015 shall be read as a reference to January 1, 2017,

ii. the reimbursement of charges incurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2017 and ending on March 31, 2025 for the services of a psychologist, including of the holder of a Master of Social Work, is up to $40 per half-hour, despite clause (1) (d) of that section, and

iii. for charges incurred on or after April 1, 2025,

A. clause (1) (d) of that section shall be read as also providing for the reimbursement of charges for the services of a psychotherapist, and

B. the reimbursement of charges for the services of a psychologist, including the holder of a Master of Social Work, or a psychotherapist is up to $80 per half-hour to an annual maximum of $1,600, despite clause (1) (d) of that section.

4. (1) Subsection 8 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“legacy post-retirement benefits plan” means the post-retirement benefits plan described in section 6 of the post-retirement insured benefits order, as that section read on April 1, 2024; (“régime d’avantages de retraite initial”)

(2) The definition of “OPSEU collective agreement” in subsection 8 (1) of the Regulation is revoked.

(3) The definition of “pension” in subsection 8 (1) 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 associate judges; (“pension”)

(4) Subsection 8 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“post-retirement insured benefits order” means Order in Council 1933/2016, as amended by Order in Council 1125/2021; (“décret relatif aux avantages de retraite assurés”)

(5) Subsections 8 (6) and (7) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(6) The supplementary health and hospital insurance benefits and dental insurance benefits that shall be provided are the benefits to which eligible persons within the meaning of subsection 1 (1) of the post-retirement insured benefits order are entitled under the legacy post-retirement benefits plan.

(6) Subsection 8 (8) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “OPSEU collective agreement” and substituting “legacy post-retirement benefits plan”.

Commencement

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