Child Support Guidelines
Scroll to the bottom of this page if you are anxious to get the The Child Support Guidelines Table for Ontario. But we suggest that you first take a look at the information below to find out where to get more information about this new proposal through the FLC.
There are lots of sites available for information about the new Child Support Guideline legislation, including information about the changes to the Income Tax Act and the Divorce Act as well as the Tables setting out what is to be paid for support depending upon the income of the payor and the number of children. Most of these sites are put up by the Federal Government. Below is a guide to the various sources of information about this topic both here at the Family Law Centre and on the rest of the Internet.
1. Through the Family Law Centre
Here at the FLC you can access much information about the new Child Support Guidelines by checking out the locations set out below.
1.1 Frequently Asked Questions About the Child Support Guidelines
Amongst the many topics covered in the FAQ section is one dealing with many aspects of the "Child Support Guidelines" If there is anything you want to know that isn't discussed there or here, please check out the other sites and locations shown below. If that hasn't helped, send us an e-mail message by going to the bottom of this page and we'll try our best to sort things out for you.
1.2 Cases & Comments
There is an Memorandum titled "Child Support Guidelines: Memorandum To Ontario Lawyers" in Cases and Comments written by Philip M. Epstein and circulated to Ontario Lawyers by LPIC, the Lawyers Professional Indemnity Company, which insures all Ontario practicing lawyers. The article is intended to help Ontario lawyers understand the new proposals and guide them in the months leading up to the time the legislation comes into effect. While this was written for lawyers, it is useful for anyone to read to see what kind of information is being distributed to the Ontario legal community at large. The information is easy to read and to understand and should give anyone with an interest in the Guidelines useful material.
2. Through the Federal Government's Internet Sites
The Federal Government has put a number of documents on the Internet relating to the new Child Support Guidelines. We set out below an listing of several of them. (If you know of any others, please send us an e-mail message so we can add them. Thanks, Joel Miller)
2.1 The Child Support Package Summary
Here is an easy to read Summary of how the government describes what is trying to do. This is a good a place to start as any. You can also get the package in ANSI and Acrobat Adobe formats.
2.2 The Provincial Payment Tables
By going to the Tables you can get to a listing of the Tables for each of the Provinces and Territories. (NOTE: You have to go to the very end of this document to get to the various Tables, so keep scrolling until you get to the Province or Territory you are looking for.) While the payments don't vary too much, the different Tables are designed to take the different Provincial taxes into consideration.
2.3 Government Press Releases
Here is the place to go to get what the Government is saying in it's Press Releases dated March 6th, 1996 (the date of the Budget), May 30th and June 28th. These give an idea of the stated general intentions of the proposed legislation but no real details. This link also has links to the Backgrounder and Fact Sheets listed next, under Background Information, as well as a WordPerfect 5.1 version of the actual amending legislation reflected in Bill C.41 (1996). There have already been some revisions to this document and may be more before the final version is brought inot law, so be careful about relying on it. As with so many other things, check with an experienced family law lawyer before you assume that what was originally introduced as the legislation is actually what will be the final version.
2.4 Background Information
You can get a Backgrounder and Fact Sheets from these sites. The information here is not fully up to date but shows some of the material the government was working with in framing the legislation it came up with.The Fact Sheets cover the following topics:
1. The new Federal Child Support Guidelines
2. How do the Federal Child Support Guidelines work?
3. New rules for the taxation of child support
4. Did You Know The Working Income Supplement Will Increase?
5. New Measures to Strengthen the Enforcement of Child Support
6. How do the new tax rules and Guidelines for child support affect existing orders?
2.5 Child Support: Public Discussion Paper
This is a discussion paper published as a WordPerfect 5.1 document for you to print out and read at your leisure.
2.6 Report of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Family Law Committee
This is the 1992 report which started the revision process. It sets out, amongst other things, the financial implications of child support guidelines.
In Paper
You can also order a helpful booklet dealing with this subject from the government at:
Finance Canada Distribution Centre
300 Laurier Avenue, West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5
The figures below are from the original Budget documents issued last Spring. They have since been revised by breaking the categories into $1,000 groups rather than $2,000 groups. As a result, for example, what is shown below for the income range of $20,001 - $22,000 is now only for the range $21,001 - $22,000. To find out what one has to pay with an income of, for example, $21,000 you would take the payments for $20,000 and $22,000 and use the middle point. As a result, the list below isn't entirely accurate, but you get the picture. The government sites have not yet put in the updated figures either.
Ontario
From
To
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or More
0
6,754
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,755
7,000
8
9
10
11
11
11
7,001
8,000
40
45
50
55
55
55
8,001
9,000
71
80
89
99
99
99
9,001
10,000
79
93
106
120
120
120
10,001
12,000
109
148
170
192
192
192
12,001
14,000
119
202
232
262
262
262
14,001
16,000
131
238
293
332
332
332
16,001
18,000
143
261
335
402
402
402
18,001
20,000
166
285
388
472
472
472
20,001
22,000
197
308
420
512
542
542
22,001
24,000
217
338
452
551
612
612
24,001
26,000
235
378
484
590
678
682
26,001
28,000
249
413
515
623
718
743
28,001
30,000
262
439
554
655
755
800
30,001
32,000
273
457
585
686
782
839
32,001
34,000
288
481
625
734
818
887
34,001
36,000
304
506
666
784
867
937
36,001
38,000
319
531
699
835
919
988
38,001
40,000
335
555
730
873
970
1,040
40,001
42,000
350
579
762
911
1,022
1,092
42,001
44,000
366
603
793
948
1,074
1,143
44,001
46,000
382
628
825
987
1,120
1,233
46,001
48,000
398
653
858
1,025
1,164
1,280
48,001
50,000
414
679
890
1,063
1,207
1,328
50,001
52,000
430
704
922
1,101
1,250
1,376
52,001
54,000
444
726
952
1,137
1,290
1,420
54,001
56,000
458
748
981
1,171
1,330
1,464
56,001
58,000
473
772
1,012
1,208
1,371
1,509
58,001
60,000
488
795
1,041
1,242
1,410
1,552
60,001
62,000
501
817
1,069
1,275
1,447
1,592
62,001
64,000
515
838
1,096
1,308
1,483
1,633
64,001
66,000
528
858
1,122
1,338
1,519
1,671
66,001
68,000
540
878
1,149
1,370
1,554
1,710
68,001
70,000
553
898
1,174
1,400
1,588
1,748
70,001
72,000
565
918
1,199
1,430
1,623
1,785
72,001
74,000
578
938
1,225
1,461
1,657
1,823
74,001
76,000
591
958
1,251
1,492
1,692
1,861
76,001
78,000
604
978
1,278
1,523
1,727
1,899
78,001
80,000
617
998
1,303
1,553
1,761
1,937
80,001
82,000
630
1,018
1,330
1,584
1,796
1,975
82,001
84,000
643
1,039
1,355
1,615
1,830
2,013
84,001
86,000
656
1,059
1,381
1,645
1,865
2,051
86,001
88,000
669
1,079
1,408
1,676
1,900
2,089
88,001
90,000
682
1,099
1,433
1,707
1,935
2,127
90,001
92,000
695
1,120
1,460
1,738
1,969
2,165
92,001
94,000
708
1,140
1,485
1,768
2,004
2,203
94,001
96,000
721
1,160
1,512
1,799
2,039
2,241
96,001
98,000
734
1,180
1,538
1,830
2,073
2,279
98,001
100,000
747
1,200
1,563
1,860
2,108
2,318
100,001
102,000
760
1,221
1,590
1,891
2,143
2,355
102,001
104,000
773
1,241
1,615
1,922
2,177
2,393
104,001
106,000
786
1,261
1,642
1,953
2,212
2,431
106,001
108,000
799
1,281
1,668
1,983
2,247
2,470
108,001
110,000
812
1,302
1,693
2,014
2,281
2,508
110,001
112,000
825
1,322
1,720
2,045
2,316
2,545
112,001
114,000
838
1,342
1,745
2,075
2,351
2,583
114,001
116,000
851
1,363
1,772
2,106
2,385
2,621
116,001
118,000
864
1,383
1,798
2,137
2,420
2,660
118,001
120,000
877
1,403
1,824
2,168
2,455
2,698
120,001
122,000
890
1,423
1,850
2,199
2,490
2,735
122,001
124,000
903
1,443
1,875
2,229
2,524
2,773
124,001
126,000
916
1,463
1,902
2,260
2,559
2,812
126,001
128,000
929
1,484
1,928
2,291
2,593
2,850
128,001
130,000
942
1,504
1,954
2,322
2,628
2,888
130,001
132,000
955
1,524
1,980
2,352
2,663
2,925
132,001
134,000
968
1,545
2,005
2,383
2,698
2,963
134,001
136,000
981
1,565
2,032
2,414
2,732
3,002
136,001
138,000
994
1,585
2,058
2,445
2,767
3,040
138,001
140,000
1,007
1,605
2,084
2,475
2,802
3,078
140,001
142,000
1,020
1,625
2,110
2,506
2,836
3,115
142,001
144,000
1,033
1,645
2,136
2,537
2,871
3,154
144,001
146,000
1,046
1,666
2,162
2,568
2,905
3,192
146,001
148,000
1,059
1,686
2,188
2,598
2,940
3,230
148,001
150,000
1,072
1,706
2,214
2,629
2,975
3,268
Incomes in excess of $150,000
$1,072 plus 0.71% of excess
$1,706 plus 1.14% of excess
$2,214 plus 1.48% of excess
$2,629 plus 1.75% of excess
$2,975 plus 1.98% of excess
$3,268 plus 2.18% of excess
