Parliament of Canada Act

Marginal note:Other members of Parliament — fiscal year 2004-2005

• 62.3 (1) Despite section 62, for the fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2004 there shall be paid to the following members of the Senate or the House of Commons the following additional annual allowances:

  • (a) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Leader of the Government in the Senate, unless the member is in receipt of a salary under the Salaries Act, $67,800;

  • (b) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, $32,400;

  • (c) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, $32,400;

  • (d) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, $20,600;

  • (e) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Government Whip in the Senate, $10,100;

  • (f) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Opposition Whip in the Senate, $6,100;

  • (f.1) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Government Whip in the Senate, $5,200;

  • (f.2) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate, $3,100;

  • (f.3) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Chair of the Caucus of the Government in the Senate, $6,100;

  • (f.4) the member of the Senate occupying the position of Chair of the Caucus of the Opposition in the Senate, $5,200;

  • (g) the member occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, $67,800;

  • (h) each member of the House of Commons, other than the Prime Minister or the member occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, who is the leader of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House, $48,300;

  • (i) each of the members occupying the positions of Chief Government Whip and Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Commons, $25,600;

  • (j) each of the members occupying the positions of Deputy Government Whip and Deputy Opposition Whip and the position of Whip of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, $10,100;

  • (j.1) the member occupying the position of Deputy Whip of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, $5,200;

  • (k) the member occupying the position of Opposition House Leader in the House of Commons, $35,300;

  • (k.1) the member occupying the position of Deputy House Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, unless the member is in receipt of a salary under the Salaries Act or section 62.2 of this Act, $14,300;

  • (k.2) the member occupying the position of Deputy House Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, $14,300;

  • (l) the member occupying the position of House Leader of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, $14,300;

  • (m) the member occupying the position of Deputy House Leader of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, $5,200;

  • (n) each of the members occupying the positions of Chair of the Caucus of the Government and Chair of the Caucus of the Opposition in the House of Commons, $10,100; and

  • (o) the member occupying the position of Chair of the Caucus of a party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons, $5,200.

• Marginal note:Subsequent fiscal years

  (2) Despite section 62, the additional annual allowance that shall be paid for each fiscal year subsequent to March 31, 2005 to a member of the Senate or the House of Commons referred to in subsection (1) is the additional annual allowance for the previous fiscal year plus the amount obtained by multiplying that additional annual allowance by the index described in section 67.1 for the previous calendar year.