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Table 21
Number and type of reported enforcement actions for maintenance enforcement cases administered, 2008/2009

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Number and type of reported enforcement actions for maintenance enforcement cases administered, 2008/2009
  Enforcement actions
Prince Edward Island 1 Nova Scotia 1 New Brunswick 1 Saskat-
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Alberta 1 British Columbia 2 Yukon 1 Northwest Territories 1
  number
Administrative enforcement action  
Demand for payment 36 2,811 3,867 51 28,371
Demand for information .. 930 87 4,185 20,064 234 390 0
Maintenance enforcement program trace .. 234 .. 3,210 31,185 57,669 27 ..
Jurisdictional garnishment and attachment 381 1,980 3,375 2,193 56,310 37,425 159 474
Voluntary payment arrangement 9 87 60 0 9,156 2,814 0
Credit Bureau reporting 0 12 0 1,245 22,326 45 0
Land registration 0 0 549 405 2,538 6 0
Personal property lien .. .. 0 6,579 2,517 9 ..
Motor vehicle licence intervention 18 267 219 411 20,229 3,075 63
Writ of execution 3 .. 21 0 0 3 102
Collection calls .. .. 1,167 0 .. 0 .. ..
Examination of payor 156 126 0 .. 0 .. ..
Other administrative enforcement actions 3,762 219 3 0 300 14,043 117 33
Subtotal 4,365 6,654 8,790 10,620 145,473 171,012 819 609
Administrative action under federal legislation  
Federal trace (FOAEAA 3-Part I) 45 .. .. 0 7,632 9 36 117
Interception of federal funds (FOAEAA 3-Part II) 417 2,670 .. 1,386 10,857 8,898 99 171
Federal licence suspension (FOAEAA 3-Part III) 3 .. .. 0 7,110 2,643 54 36
Federal garnishment (GAPDA 4) 9 36 9 3 33 33 0 ..
Subtotal 474 2,706 9 1,389 25,632 11,583 189 324
Total administrative actions 4,839 9,360 8,799 12,009 171,105 182,595 1,008 933
Court enforcement  
Default hearing 279 .. 204 108 .. 459 0 0
Committal hearing 0 168
Other court enforcement activities 5 39 .. .. 0 .. 1,986 0 0
Total court enforcement actions 318 .. 204 108 .. 2,613 0 0
  percent
Administrative enforcement action  
Demand for payment 1 30 44 0 .. 16
Demand for information .. 10 1 35 12 0 39 0
Maintenance enforcement plan trace .. 3 .. 27 18 32 3 ..
Jurisdictional garnishment and attachment 8 21 38 18 33 20 16 51
Voluntary payment arrangement 0 1 1 0 5 2 0
Credit Bureau reporting 0 0 0 1 12 4 0
Land registration 0 0 5 0 1 1 0
Personal property lien .. .. 0 4 1 1 ..
Motor vehicle licence intervention 0 3 2 3 12 2 6
Writ of execution 0 .. 0 0 0 0 11
Collection calls .. .. 13 0 .. 0 .. ..
Examination of payor 3 1 0 .. 0 .. ..
Other administrative enforcement actions 78 2 0 0 0 8 12 4
Subtotal 90 71 100 88 85 94 81 65
Administrative action under federal legislation  
Federal trace (FOAEAA 3-Part I) 1 .. .. 0 4 0 4 13
Interception of federal funds (FOAEAA 3-Part II) 9 29 .. 12 6 5 10 18
Federal licence suspension (FOAEAA 3-Part III) 0 .. .. 0 4 1 5 4
Federal garnishment (GAPDA 4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ..
Subtotal 10 29 0 12 15 6 19 35
Total administrative actions 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Court enforcement  
Default hearing 88 .. 100 100 .. 18 0 0
Committal hearing 0 6
Other court enforcement activities 5 12 .. .. 0 .. 76 0 0
Total court enforcement actions 100 .. 100 100 .. 100 0 0
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories report detailed microdata through the Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs. The other jurisdictions in the table report aggregate data through the Maintenance Enforcement Survey.
In British Columbia, due to changes to the credit reporting legislation and to changes in the program's agreements and policies towards credit reporting agencies, in May 2008 all credit reports that were more than 6 years from the original issue date were withdrawn. Each case was then reviewed, and in some cases a new credit reporting action was initiated (a warning, followed by an issuing of a credit report if payor did not respond to the warning). This resulted in a one-time large increase in the number of credit reporting actions, as well as an increase in total administrative actions taken in 2008/2009.
Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act.
Garnishment, Attachment, and Pension Diversion Act.
Other kinds of court enforcement activity include execution orders, registering an order against personal property, appointing a receiver, order to provide information, issuing a warrant for arrest, appointing a trustee in bankruptcy, and issuing writs for seizure and sale.
Note(s):
Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Interjurisdictional support order-out cases are excluded. Cases administered includes all cases registered for at least part of the year. More than one action may be associated with the same case.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Maintenance Enforcement Survey and Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs.