The Canadian Judicial Council works to enhance the quality of judicial service and provide Canadians with a judiciary they can trust. Here is an overview of the Council's specific achievements in 2011-2012.
Publishing Guidelines for Judges and Court staff
Council published several informational documents under the auspices of its Administration of Justice Committee. These publications reflect the ever increasing role that technology plays in our modern courtrooms.
- The Guidelines on Benchmarking of Costs provide lawyers and judges with information they can consider when pursuing the filing and sharing of documents electronically.
- The Court Information Management Policy Framework to Accommodate the Digital Environment is intended to provide court staff with helpful information they can reflect upon when considering developing their own information technology policies.
- A Comparative Analysis of Key Characteristics of Court Administration Systems allows for a comparison of legislation, memoranda of understanding and other written agreements between the Judicial and Executive Branches of governments of several common law countries.