Impacts as a result of the April 1, 2026 Salary Rate Adjustment
Pursuant to the Framework Agreement on Judges' Remuneration, judicial salaries effective April 1, 2026 have been adjusted by 2.8% based on the Industrial Aggregate Index (IAI) (Canada).
As a result, pensions that commenced on or after May 1, 2026 will be recalculated using the new April 1, 2026 salary rate. Any resulting pension adjustments will be processed through the October 2026 pay run. If you are in receipt of a pension paid under the Old rules, your pension will be adjusted in October based on the salary increases applicable to active members through the Provincial Judges Remuneration Commission process.
Scheduling limits for part-time per diem judges will be recalculated using the new April 1, 2026 salary rate. These recalculations are scheduled to be completed in October 2026 and updated letters outlining any revised scheduling limits will be issued to affected per diem judges. The scheduling limit is calculated by taking the full‑time annual salary of a sitting Judge and subtracting a retired judge’s annual pension, resulting in the retired judges individual earnings limit. To determine any revised scheduling limit resulting from the salary adjustment, the calculation must be updated using the revised full-time judicial salary as of April 1, 2026.
Based on previous salary adjustments, any revisions to scheduling limits are expected to be minimal. An example of a revised scheduling limit can be seen below:
| Full-time Salary Rate as of April 1, 2026 | $396,077.00 |
| Less: Annual pension | ($123,815.28) |
| Earnings limit | $272,261.72 |
| Allowable number of days (Earnings limit ÷ per diem earnings rate of $1,895.11) | $272,261.72 ÷ $1,895.11 = 143.86 days |
| Scheduling limit April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 | 143.86 days |
| Revised Full-time Salary Rate as of April 1, 2026 | $407,167.00 |
| Less: Annual pension | ($123,815.28) |
| Revised Earnings Limit | $283,351.72 |
| Revised Allowable Number of Days (Earnings Limit ÷ Revised Per Diem Earnings Rate of $1,948.17) |
$283,351.72 ÷ $1,948.17 = 145.45 days |
| Revised Scheduling Limit (April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027) | 145.45 days |
In the example above, the revised scheduling limit resulted in an addition of 1.59 days.
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