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If you choose to send an email to the Canadian Judicial Council or to complete a form online, your personal information will be used by the Canadian Judicial Council in order to respond to your request. The information you provide will not be shared with another institution unless your request relates to that institution. The Canadian Judicial Council does not use this type of information to create individual profiles, and it does not disclose the information to anyone other than persons at the Canadian Judicial Council who need to respond to you.
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The Council was created in 1971 by Parliament to maintain and improve the quality of judicial services in Canada's superior courts. It has the power and duty to investigate complaints into the conduct of federally appointed judges. The Council is also responsible for the continuing education of judges, as well as for developing other tools and programs to maintain public confidence in the judicial system.
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