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Garnishment and Attachment Regulations

Version of section 4 from 2008-06-05 to 2015-01-29:

  •  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), service of documents on Her Majesty in connection with garnishment proceedings permitted by Division I of Part I of the Act including those in relation to the Canada Post Corporation in respect of a debtor must be effected at the following places:

    • (a) if the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Newfoundland and Labrador,

      • Canada Revenue Agency
        • 290 Empire Avenue
        • St. John’s, Newfoundland
        • A1C 6L9
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (b) if the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Prince Edward Island,

      • Department of Justice,
        • Legal Services Unit — Veterans Affairs Canada,
        • P.O. Box 7700,
        • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
        • C1A 8M9
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (c) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Nova Scotia,

      • Department of Justice
        • Halifax Regional Office
        • Suite 1400
        • Duke Tower
        • 5251 Duke Street
        • Halifax, Nova Scotia
        • B3J 1P3
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (d) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in New Brunswick,

      • Office of The Director-Taxation,
        • 65 Canterbury Street,
        • P.O. Box 6300,
        • Postal Station “A”,
        • Saint John, New Brunswick
        • E2L 4H9
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (e) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Quebec, other than in that part of the National Capital Region referred to in subparagraph (f)(ii),

      • Department of Justice
        • Montreal Regional Office
        • 9th Floor, East Tower
        • 200 René Lévesque Boulevard West
        • Montreal, Quebec
        • H2Z 1X4
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (f) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in

      • (i) the following counties, districts or judicial district of Ontario, namely,

        • (A) District of Algoma,

        • (B) District of Cochrane,

        • (C) County of Frontenac,

        • (D) District of Kenora,

        • (E) County of Lanark,

        • (F) Counties of Leeds and Grenville,

        • (G) Counties of Lennox and Addington,

        • (H) District of Manitoulin,

        • (I) District of Nipissing,

        • (J) Judicial District of Ottawa-Carleton,

        • (K) District of Parry Sound,

        • (L) Counties of Prescott and Russell,

        • (M) County of Prince Edward,

        • (N) District of Rainy River,

        • (O) County of Renfrew,

        • (P) Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry,

        • (Q) District of Sudbury,

        • (R) District of Temiskaming, and

        • (S) District of Thunder Bay, or

      • (ii) that part of the National Capital Region located in Quebec,

        • Department of Justice,
          • Justice Building,
          • P.O. Box 2730, Station D
          • Ottawa, Ontario
          • K1P 5W7
          • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (g) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Ontario, other than the counties, districts or judicial district referred to in subparagraph (f)(i),

      • Department of Justice
        • Toronto Regional Office
        • 2 First Canadian Place
        • Box 36
        • Toronto, Ontario
        • M5X 1K6
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (h) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Manitoba;

      • Department of Justice,
        • Winnipeg Regional Office,
        • 301 Centennial House,
        • 310 Broadway Avenue,
        • Winnipeg, Manitoba
        • R3C 0S6
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (i) if the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Saskatchewan,

      • Department of Justice
        • Saskatoon Regional Office
        • Scotia Centre
        • 10th Floor, 123-2nd Avenue South
        • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
        • S7K 7E6
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (j) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Alberta,

      • Department of Justice
        • Edmonton Regional Office
        • Suite 211
        • 10199 - 101 Street
        • Edmonton, Alberta
        • T5J 3Y4
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (k) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in British Columbia,

      • Department of Justice
        • Vancouver Regional Office
        • Suite 900
        • 840 Howe Street
        • Vancouver, British Columbia
        • V6Z 2S9
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (l) where the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in the Northwest Territories,

      • Department of Justice,
        • Yellowknife Regional Office, Box 8,
        • Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
        • X1A 2N1
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
    • (m) if the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Yukon,

      • Whitehorse Crown Attorney’s Office
        • Department of Justice Canada, Northern Region
        • Yukon Regional Office
        • Suite 200
        • 300 Main Street
        • Whitehorse, Yukon
        • Y1A 2B5
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry; and
    • (n) if the garnishee summons is issued or will be issued by a court located in Nunavut,

      • Department of Justice
        • Nunavut Regional Office
        • P.O. Box 1030
        • Iqaluit, Nunavut
        • X0A 0H0
        • Attention: Garnishment Registry.
  • (2) Service of documents on Her Majesty in connection with garnishment proceedings permitted by Division I of Part I of the Act in respect of a debtor who

    • (a) receives salary or remuneration from the Department of Justice,

    • (b) receives salary or remuneration from a court,

    • (c) is a judge to whom the Judges Act applies, or

    • (d) [Repealed, SOR/84-47, s. 2]

    • (e) is a member of a Minister’s staff appointed by the Minister pursuant to section 39 of the Public Service Employment Act,

    must be effected at,

    • Department of Justice,
      • P.O. Box 2730, Station D
      • Ottawa, Ontario
      • K1P 5W7
      • Attention: Garnishment Registry;
  • (3) Service of documents on Her Majesty in connection with garnishment proceedings permitted by Division I of Part I of the Act in respect of a debtor who receives salary or remuneration from a Crown corporation listed in section 6, other than the Canada Post Corporation, must be effected at the head office of the corporation.

  • SOR/84-47, s. 2
  • SOR/97-176, s. 3
  • SOR/2002-278, s. 5
  • SOR/2008-191, s. 1

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