Glenn Joyal, chief justice of the Manitoba Court of King's Bench, has been nominated to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout- Manitoba Courts (Mandatory Credit)
A few facts about Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal
Jun 22, 2026 | 2:18 PM
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OTTAWA — A quick sketch of Glenn Joyal, who has been nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada:
AGE: 66.
EARLY YEARS: Raised in a bicultural family in St. Boniface, Man. Father with deep Franco-Manitoban roots, mother of Polish heritage.
EDUCATION: Attended St. Paul’s Jesuit High School, Winnipeg. Bachelor of arts, Simon Fraser University. Studied in France and Italy. Law school at the University of Manitoba and McGill University. Called to the Manitoba bar in 1987. Master’s degree in political science, University of Manitoba. Studied political theory and constitutional law at Oxford University.
