The Department of Justice Canada would like to invite you to participate in the Survey on the Federal Child Support Guidelines. The deadline to respond is September 25, 2024.

In Canada, child support is calculated using regulations called child support guidelines. They are a set of rules and tables used to determine child support amounts. The Federal Child Support Guidelines (Federal Guidelines) are regulations under the Divorce Act that apply when parents divorce or are divorced. There are also provincial and territorial child support guidelines that apply when married parents separate but do not divorce, or when the parents were never married to each other. This survey focuses on the Federal Guidelines.

The purpose of this survey is to obtain views on possible changes to the Federal Guidelines. This information will assist the Department of Justice Canada with its ongoing legal policy work. In particular, survey questions focus on two areas of the Federal Guidelines:

• Determining child support amounts in shared parenting time arrangements and
• Compliance with income disclosure obligations.

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Note that you will have the opportunity to save the survey and return to it at a later time. You will have the option of either saving the link or receiving an email with the link to your survey responses. If you would like a PDF copy of the survey for accessibility purposes, please contact us at: rsd.drs@justice.gc.ca.

Please note that your participation will remain anonymous.

Posted: August 14, 2024