Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 126
Certificates 126 (1) An amount or part of an amount payable under Part I, II or VII.1 that has not been paid may be certified by the Commission (a) without delay, if in the opinion of the Commission the person liable to pay the amount is attempting to avoid payment; and (b) in any other case, on the expiration of 30 days after the default. Judgments (2) On production to the Federal Court, the resulting certificate shall be registered in the Court and when registered has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken, as if the certificate were a judgment obtained in the Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate plus interest to the day of payment as provided for in this Act. Costs (3) All reasonable costs and charges attendant on the registration of the certificate are recoverable in like manner as if they had been certified and the certificate had been registered under this section. Garnishment (4) If the Commission has knowledge or suspects that a person is or is about to become indebted or liable to make a payment to a person liable to make a payment under Part I, II or VII.1 or under subsection (7), it may, by a notice served personally or sent by a confirmed delivery service, require the first person to pay the money otherwise payable to the second person in whole or in part to the Receiver General on account of the second person’s liability. Applicability to future payments (5) If the Commission has, under subsection (4), required an employer to pay to the Receiver General on account of an insured person’s liability under Part I or II or an individual’s liability under Part VII.I, money otherwise payable by the employer to the insured person or the individual, as the case may be, as remuneration, (a) the requirement is applicable to all future payments by the employer to the insured person or individual, as the case may be, as remuneration until the liability under that Part is satisfied; and (b) the employer shall make payments to the Receiver General out of each payment of remuneration of the amount that may be stipulated by the Commission in the notice mentioned in subsection (4). Discharge of liability (6) The receipt of the Commission for money paid as required under subsection (4) or (5) is a good and sufficient discharge of the original liability to the extent of the payment. Debt due to the Crown (7) An amount not paid as required by a notice under subsection (4) or (5) is a debt due to Her Majesty. Service of person carrying on business under another name (8) A notice mentioned in subsection (4) may be addressed to the name or style under which a person carries on business if the person carries on business under a name or style other than their own name and, in the case of personal service, the notice is validly served if it is left with an adult person employed at the place of business of the addressee. Service of partnership (9) A notice mentioned in subsection (4) may be addressed to a partnership name if the person who is to receive it carries on business in partnership under that name and, in the case of personal service, the notice is validly served if it is served on one of the partners or left with an adult person employed at the place of business of the partnership. Inspections (10) An authorized person may, at any reasonable time, for any purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act, other than Part IV, inspect or examine any document that relates or may relate to the information that is or should be contained in the records or books of account or to the amount of any benefits payable under this Act and, for those purposes, the authorized person may (a) subject to subsection (11), enter any premises or place where the authorized person believes, on reasonable grounds, that persons are or were employed or where any records or books of account are or should be kept; and (b) require the owner, occupant or person in charge of the premises or place to give