Chief Justice of Canada

Chief Justice of Canada
Incumbent Richard Wagner, PC since December 18, 2017
Supreme Court of Canada Office of the Chief Justice Judiciary of Canada (Queen-on-the-Bench)
Style	The Right Honourable Madam/Mister Chief Justice
Status	Chief justice, head of a court system Deputy Governor General 4th in Canadian order of precedence
Member of	Supreme Court Canadian Judicial Council (Ex-officio chairman) Order of Canada advisory council (chairman)
Seat	Supreme Court Building, Ottawa, Ontario
Nominator	Cabinet
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	No set term, though retirement is mandatory at age 75
Constituting instrument	Supreme Court Act
Inaugural holder	Sir William Buell Richards
Formation	September 30, 1875 (148 years ago) (1875-09-30)
Salary	$413,500 (as of April 2018)[1]
Website	Supreme Court

The Chief Justice of Canada (French: Juge en Chef du Canada) is the presiding judge of the nine-member Supreme Court of Canada, the highest judicial body in Canada.

1. ↑ "Guide for Candidates". Ottawa, Ontario: Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. 19 October 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2018.