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The Federal Child Support Guidelines:
Step-by-Step
Enforcing a child support order or agreement
Who enforces child support orders and agreements?
In Canada, the provincial and territorial governments are responsible for enforcing child support orders and agreements. Each province or territory has its own maintenance or support enforcement legislation and enforcement program.
What do they enforce?
The maintenance enforcement programs must enforce the amounts outlined in the orders and agreements registered with the programs. The programs do not have the authority to change a child support amount or cancel arrears. For information on changing an order or agreement, please see Changing an existing child support order or agreement.
If you have questions about child support enforcement
Please contact your provincial or territorial maintenance enforcement program. Contact information is listed under Maintenance Enforcement Programs contact information.
