Organization Profile - Competition Tribunal

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

Competition Tribunal Act
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-36.4/page-1.html#h-4

The Tribunal shall consist of not more than six members to be appointed from among the judges of the Federal Court by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, and not more than eight other members to be appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister. The Governor in Council shall designate one of the judicial members to be Chairman of the Tribunal.

Each judicial member shall be appointed for a term not exceeding seven years and holds office so long as he remains a judge of the Federal Court. In accordance with the Federal Court Act, judges hold office during good behaviour. They cease to hold office on attaining the age of seventy-five years.

Each lay member shall be appointed for a term not exceeding seven years and holds office during good behaviour but may be removed by the Governor in Council for cause.

A member of the Tribunal, on the expiration of a first or any subsequent term of office, is eligible to be re-appointed for a further term.

The Chairman has supervision over and direction of the work of the Tribunal including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the allocation of the work of the members thereof. Where the office of Chairman is vacant, or the Chairman is absent from Canada or is for any reason unable to act, the powers of the Chairman shall be exercised and the duties performed by the senior judicial member who is in Canada and is able and willing to act.

In the event of the absence or incapacity of a member of the Tribunal, the Governor in Council may appoint a temporary substitute member for such period of time as the Governor in Council prescribes.

Every member of the Tribunal shall, before entering on the duties of his office, take an oath that he will duly and faithfully, and to the best of his skill and knowledge, execute the powers and trusts reposed in him as a member of the Tribunal.

The oath shall be administered to the Chairman of the Tribunal before the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, and to the other members by the Chairman, or in his absence or incapacity, by any other member.

A person may continue to act as a member of the Tribunal after the expiration of his term of appointment in respect of any matter in which the member became engaged during the term of his appointment.

Five members of the Tribunal, at least three of whom are judicial members, constitute a quorum of the Tribunal for the purposes of making rules under this section.