Board of Governors

Chair

  • The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C.
    Chief Justice of Canada

Vice-Chair

  • The Honourable Justice Nicholas Kasirer
    Supreme Court of Canada

Other Board Members

  • The Honourable J. Michal Fairburn 
    Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
    Court of Appeal for Ontario

    The Honourable Chief Justice Martel D. Popescul 
    Court of King’s Bench of Saskatchewan

    The Honourable Associate Chief Justice Jean-François Michaud 
    Superior Court of Québec

    The Honourable Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie 
    Provincial Court of British Columbia

    The Honourable Judge James F. Rybchuk
    Provincial Court of Saskatchewan

    Margaret Biggs
    Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy
    Queen’s University

    Dean Sophie Thériault, LL.D.
    Faculty of Law (Civil Law Section)
    University of Ottawa

    Professor Jeremy Webber
    Faculty of Law
    University of Victoria

Chief Judicial Officer

  • The Honourable Justice J.C. Marc Richard
    National Judicial Institute

Chief Judicial Officer International

  • The Honourable Justice Tom Crabtree
    National Judicial Institute

Honorary Member

  • The Honourable Frank Iacobucci
    Retired Justice, Supreme Court of Canada

Officers of the Board

Chief Executive Officer

  • Danielle May-Cuconato
    Chief Executive Officer
    National Judicial Institute

Secretary to the Board

  • Daniel Byma
    Executive Legal Officer and Chief of Staff
    Chambers of the Chief Justice of Canada
    Supreme Court of Canada

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