Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act

Marginal note:Definitions

62 The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

appropriate Minister

appropriate Minister means a minister of the Crown in right of Canada who is responsible for the issuance of any type or class of licence set out in the schedule. (ministre compétent)

debtor

debtor means a person who is in arrears under a support order. (débiteur)

licence

licence means a licence, a permit, a certificate or an authorization of any kind, and includes a passport within the meaning of section 2 of the Canadian Passport Order. (autorisation)

licence denial application

licence denial application means an application made under section 67. (demande de refus d’autorisation)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Justice. (ministre)

persistent arrears

persistent arrears, in respect of a support order, means

• (a) arrears in any amount due to the failure to make in full the payments required in respect of any three payment periods, within the meaning of the support order, or

• (b) accumulated arrears of $3,000 or more. (être en défaut de façon répétée)

prescribed

prescribed means prescribed by the regulations. (Version anglaise seulement)

provincial enforcement service

provincial enforcement service has the meaning assigned by section 2. (autorité provinciale)

schedule licence

schedule licence means a licence of a type or class set out in the schedule. (autorisation visée)

support order

support order means an order, judgment, decision or agreement — whether interim or final — that is enforceable in a province for maintenance, alimony or support. (ordonnance alimentaire)

support provision

support provision[Repealed, 2019, c. 16, s. 70]