Appointment

Appointment

28 (1) The commissioners are to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding six years. (2) A commissioner may be reappointed for one or more terms of up to six years each. However, a commissioner is to serve no more than 10 years in office in total. (3) The Governor in Council may remove a commissioner for cause. (4) A person is not eligible to be a commissioner unless they are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (5) A director is not eligible to be a commissioner. (6) A full-time commissioner is to be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and other expenses while performing their duties and functions under this Act while absent from their ordinary place of work. (7) A part-time commissioner is to be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and other expenses while performing their duties and functions under this Act while absent from their ordinary place of residence.