Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act

Marginal note:Definitions

16 In this Division,

garnishee summons

garnishee summons includes any document that is of a similar nature to a garnishee summons, including a court order and a document in respect of maintenance, alimony or support issued by a provincial enforcement service; (bref de saisie-arrêt)

pay period

pay period means, in respect of any particular person, the period beginning on the day after the day that is the regular pay-day of the person and ending on the day that is their next regular pay-day; (période de paye)

prescribed

prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Division; (prescrit ou réglementaire)

salary

salary means

• (a) in the case of a member of the Senate or House of Commons, all moneys payable under the Parliament of Canada Act, the Salaries Act and any appropriation Act, other than moneys not included in computing the member’s income for the purposes of Part I of the Income Tax Act, or

• (b) in the case of the staff of a parliamentary entity or the staff of members of the Senate or House of Commons, or in the case of any other person paid out of moneys appropriated by Parliament for use by a parliamentary entity,

  • (i) the basic pay payable to a person for the performance of the regular duties of a position or office, and

  • (ii) any amount payable as allowances, special remuneration, payment for overtime or other compensation or as a gratuity,

excluding any amount deemed to be or to have been excluded from that person’s salary pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 24(b). (traitement)