Federal and Judicial Appointments

Summary#

The Office of the Registrar General (Department of Industry) published a notice in the Canada Gazette on November 29, 2025 listing a series of federal and judicial appointments. The notice names new judges, tribunal members, and senior public officials.

What it does#

• Announces appointments across federal boards, tribunals and courts.
• Names Dwight Ball as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Canada Development Investment Corporation.
• Lists several judicial appointments to provincial and territorial courts, including appellate and superior courts (examples named include The Hon. Michael Brundrett, The Hon. Amy D. Francis, Robert Dysart, and Sheri L. Woods).
• Announces tribunal and agency appointments such as Jacqueline Marie Gallant to the Immigration and Refugee Board, Shannon Sheleyne Wein O’Connor as Deputy Director at Public Prosecutions, and members for the Social Security Tribunal (including Dawn Joanne Kershaw, Adam Thomas Picotte, and Sarah Desiree Sheaves).
• Mostly records personnel changes; it does not set out new rules or policy in the notice itself.

Who's affected#

• People who use or work in Canada’s courts and tribunals: litigants, lawyers, and court staff.
• Clients and stakeholders of the Canada Development Investment Corporation.
• People involved in immigration and refugee cases and those using the Social Security Tribunal or appearing before Public Prosecutions.
• The broader public, because these appointees will make decisions that affect services, legal outcomes, and public assets.

Why it matters#

• These appointments place specific people in roles that decide legal cases, manage public assets, or oversee prosecutions and benefits appeals. That can affect who hears your case, how quickly matters are handled, and sometimes the outcomes.
• For most readers this is a routine administrative update. For litigants, lawyers, agency clients, and investors in public corporations, the names and positions announced can be directly relevant to ongoing or future matters.