Supreme Court of Canada Vacancy Application Deadline Passes, Applicants to Be Shortlisted

Supreme Court of Canada Vacancy Application Deadline Passes, Applicants to Be Shortlisted
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa on June 17, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Applications for the justice of the Supreme Court of Canada vacancy closed on July 21, and an advisory board will now narrow down to a shortlist of applicants for the prime minister’s consideration.

The pool has already been narrowed by directives from the Liberal government to ensure the applicant is not only a high-calibre jurist from either Western or Northern Canada, but also “functionally bilingual, and representative of the diversity of our country.”