Parliament of Canada Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. P-1)

Marginal note:Additional annual allowances — senators

• 62.4 (1) Despite section 62.3, beginning on July 1, 2022 there shall be paid to the following senators the following additional annual allowances:

  • (a) the senator occupying the position of Leader of the Government in the Senate or Government Representative in the Senate, unless he or she is in receipt of a salary under the Salaries Act, $90,500;

  • (b) the senator occupying the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, $42,800;

  • (c) the senator occupying the position of Leader or Facilitator of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate that consists of the greatest number of senators, other than the recognized party or parliamentary group to which a senator referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) belongs, $42,800;

  • (d) the senator occupying the position of Leader or Facilitator of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate that consists of the second greatest number of senators, other than the recognized party or parliamentary group to which a senator referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) belongs, $21,300;

  • (e) the senator occupying the position of Leader or Facilitator of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate that consists of the third greatest number of senators, other than the recognized party or parliamentary group to which a senator referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) belongs, $21,300;

  • (f) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate or Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate, $42,800;

  • (g) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, $27,000;

  • (h) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Leader or Deputy Facilitator to the senator referred to in paragraph (c), $27,000;

  • (i) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Leader or Deputy Facilitator to the senator referred to in paragraph (d), $13,400;

  • (j) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Leader or Deputy Facilitator to the senator referred to in paragraph (e), $13,400;

  • (k) the senator occupying the position of Government Whip in the Senate or Government Liaison in the Senate, $12,900;

  • (l) the senator occupying the position of Opposition Whip in the Senate, $7,400;

  • (m) the senator occupying the position of Whip or Liaison of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate whose Leader or Facilitator is referred to in paragraph (c), $7,400;

  • (n) the senator occupying the position of Whip or Liaison of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate whose Leader or Facilitator is referred to in paragraph (d), $3,700;

  • (o) the senator occupying the position of Whip or Liaison of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate whose Leader or Facilitator is referred to in paragraph (e), $3,700;

  • (p) the senator occupying the position of Chair of the Caucus of the Government in the Senate, $7,400;

  • (q) the senator occupying the position of Chair of the Caucus of the Opposition in the Senate, $6,400;

  • (r) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Whip or Deputy Liaison of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate whose Leader or Facilitator is referred to in paragraph (c), $3,200;

  • (s) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Whip or Deputy Liaison of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate whose Leader or Facilitator is referred to in paragraph (d), $1,500;

  • (t) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Whip or Deputy Liaison of the recognized party or parliamentary group in the Senate whose Leader or Facilitator is referred to in paragraph (e), $1,500;

  • (u) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Government Whip in the Senate or Deputy Government Liaison in the Senate, $6,400; and

  • (v) the senator occupying the position of Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate, $3,200.

• Marginal note:Subsequent fiscal years

  (2) Despite section 62.3, the additional annual allowance that shall be paid for each fiscal year after March 31, 2023 to a senator 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.