2019 to 2020 Fees Report
Minister’s message
On behalf of the Department of Justice, I am pleased to present our report on fees for 2019–20.
The Service Fees Act provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through better reporting to Parliament, improves transparency and oversight.
The Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act (FOAEAA ), which allows, under Part II, for the garnishment of federal payments such as income tax refunds and employment insurance benefits for the payment of support family obligations, experienced a significant change to the fee regime set out in its Regulations this year.
The Department amended the Regulations to improve the effectiveness of the FOAEAA program by making the calculation of the fees owed at the end of a specific year less complicated. They also add transparency to the Department’s accounts receivable related to the government’s cost recovery under the FOAEAA program.
I welcome the increased transparency and oversight that the Service Fees Act’s reporting regime embodies, and I am fully committed to the reporting regime provided under the Service Fees Act.
The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
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