Juror daily fee raised to $120 flat rate; old tiered fee and transitional rules removed

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The rules governing pay and travel allowances for Ontario Superior Court jurors have been updated. The previous tiered fee structure—which paid nothing for the first ten days, $40 per day from days 11–49, and $100 per day after that—has been revoked and replaced with a flat $120 daily fee for all jurors, regardless of how long the trial lasts. Jurors who receive income from their employer on a given day are not entitled to the $120 fee for that day, and courts have no discretion to change the fee amount. Transitional rules that applied different rates depending on whether a juror was selected before or after a specific date have also been removed, leaving a single uniform rule. For travel allowances, jurors and jury panel members are only entitled to claim travel if their home is more than 40 kilometres from the court or trial location; older provisions that applied different distance rules based on selection date have been revoked. Anyone involved in jury administration or advising prospective jurors should be aware of the simplified, higher flat fee and the single travel-distance threshold now in effect.

Who this affects: Superior Court of Justice jurors · jury panel members · court administrators · employers of jurors