1 (1) In this Act, Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition: (See: 2023, c. 9, Sched. 16, s. 25 (1)) “contracting state” means a Contracting State within the meaning of the International Recovery of Child Support and Family Maintenance Convention Act, 2023; (“État contractant”) “Director” means the Director of the Family Responsibility Office; (“directeur”) “income source” means an individual, corporation or other entity that owes or makes any payment, whether periodically or in a lump sum, to or on behalf of a payor of, (a) wages, wage supplements or salary, or draws or advances on them, (b) a commission, bonus, piece-work allowance or similar payment, (c) a payment made under a contract for service, (d) a benefit under an accident, disability or sickness plan, (e) a disability, retirement or other pension, (f) an annuity, (g) vacation pay, termination pay and severance pay, (h) an employee loan, (i) a shareholder loan or dividends on shares, if the corporation that issued the shares is effectively controlled by the payor or the payor and the payor’s parent, spouse, child or other relative or a body corporate which the payor and his or her parent, spouse, child or other relative effectively control, directly or indirectly, (j) refunds under the Income Tax Act (Canada), (k) lump sum payments under the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act (Canada), (l) income of a type described in the regulations; (“source de revenu”) “payor” means a person who is required to pay support under a support order; (“payeur”) “provisional order” means an order that has no effect until it is confirmed by another court and includes orders made under sections 7 and 30 of the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, 2002
and section 44 of the Family Law Act; (“ordonnance conditionnelle”) “recipient” means a person entitled to support under a support order or the parent, other than the payor, of a child entitled to support under a support order; (“bénéficiaire”) “reciprocating jurisdiction” has the same meaning as in the
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, 2002; (“autorité pratiquant la réciprocité”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “spouse” means, (a) a spouse as defined in section 1 of the Family Law Act, or (b) either of two persons who live together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage; (“conjoint”) “support deduction order” means a support deduction order made or deemed to have been made under this Act or its predecessor; (“ordonnance de retenue des aliments”) “support order” means a provision in an order made in or outside Ontario and enforceable in Ontario for the payment of money as support or maintenance, and includes a provision for, (a) the payment of an amount periodically, whether annually or otherwise and whether for an indefinite or limited period, or until the happening of a specified event, (b) a lump sum to be paid or held in trust, (c) payment of support or maintenance in respect of a period before the date of the order, (d) payment to an agency of an amount in reimbursement for a benefit or assistance provided to a party under a statute, including a benefit or assistance provided before the date of the order, (e) payment of expenses in respect of a child’s prenatal care and birth, (e.1) payment of expenses in respect of DNA testing to establish parentage, (f) the irrevocable designation, by a spouse who has a policy of life insurance or an interest in a benefit plan, of the other spouse or a child as the beneficiary, or (g) interest or the payment of legal fees or other expenses arising in relation to support or maintenance, and includes such a provision in, (h) a domestic contract that is enforceable under section 35 of the Family Law Act, or (i) a notice of calculation that is enforceable under section 39 of the Family Law Act. (“ordonnance alimentaire”)  1996, c. 31, s. 1 (1); 1999, c. 6, s. 26; 2002, c. 13, s. 57 (1); 2005, c. 5, s. 28; 2005, c. 16, s. 1; 2014, c. 7, Sched. 10, s. 1 (1); 2016, c. 23, s. 48; 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 29 (1); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 10. Interpretation – income source (2) An individual, corporation or other entity continues to be an income source despite temporary interruptions in the payments owed to a payor.  1996, c. 31, s. 1 (2). Same – related orders (3) A support deduction order is related to the support order on which it is based and a support order is related to the support deduction order that is based on it.  1996, c. 31, s. 1 (3). Same — recalculated child support (4) A reference in this Act to a support order that is changed includes reference to a support order that is subject to a recalculation under section 39.1 of the Family Law Act. 2014, c. 7, Sched. 10, s. 1 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1999, c. 6, s. 26 (1-3) - 01/03/2000 2002, c. 13, s. 57 (1)
- 31/03/2003 2005, c. 5, s. 28 (1-4) - 09/03/2005; 2005, c. 16, s. 1 (1, 2) - 13/06/2005 2014, c. 7, Sched. 10, s. 1 (1, 2) - 04/04/2016 2016, c. 23, s. 48
- 05/12/2016 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 29 (1) - 01/03/2021 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 10 (1, 2) - 19/04/2021 2023, c. 9, Sched. 16, s. 25 (1) - not in force Part II   Director of the Family Responsibility Office