When an Ontario court makes a support order, it also makes a support deduction order.

The support deduction order gives us the authority and responsibility to send a support deduction notice to your employer.

The support deduction notice requires your employer to deduct support payments from your wages and forward them to us.

We then send the money to the person receiving the support. Usually this happens within 24 to 48 hours of receiving the support payment.

Until your employer starts making the deductions

Setting up the automatic deduction with your employer may take some time. Until all the arrangements are in place, you are responsible for making support payments.

Once your case is registered with the Family Responsibility Office, you make your support payments directly through us, not to the support recipient. A number of payment options are available to you including:

• pre-authorized payment
• telebanking
• online banking
• cheque or money order.

If you are changing jobs

If you are changing employers, you must let us know right away.

If you are not on a regular payroll

If you are self-employed, unemployed or not on a regular payroll, you will have to make support payments directly through us.

Learn More Read our Fact Sheet: Payment options