There are many tools available to obtain payments from parents through maintenance enforcement. Driver licence revocation and partnerships with Canada Revenue Agency to obtain information, the ability to garnishee wages, and we have to carefully consider the effectiveness of approaches that involve publically shaming parents before we use them. Unfortunately, we have instances where parents do not have the ability to pay. They are without work or are the subject of other payment orders such as those from the federal government. We, of course, want to use all options available to us, but again we need to very carefully consider what works before engaging tools such as this. We work with the other agencies involved to get the information so that we can attempt to make collection on the arrears. Thank you.
David Ramsay on Question 514-17(5): Maintenance Enforcement Orders
In the Legislative Assembly on November 4th, 2014. See this statement in context.
Question 514-17(5): Maintenance Enforcement Orders
Oral Questions
November 3rd, 2014
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