Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments | |
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Incumbent Gérald Lafrenière (Interim) since 2020 | |
Reports to | Speaker of the Senate |
Appointer | Governor General in Council |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 1867 |
First holder | John Fennings Taylor Sr |
Salary | $156,500–184,100 (2015) |
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