Canadian Western Bank: Enforcement Notice Address

Summary#

A Canada Gazette notice (published August 6, 2022) says the designated office for receiving enforcement notices under certain support-order rules has been moved. The notice names Canadian Western Bank and gives an office in Vancouver as the new place to serve those notices.

What it does#

• Designates a new office in British Columbia for service of enforcement notices for Canadian Western Bank: 1070 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2Y2.
• Refers to the Support Orders and Support Provisions (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations and the Support Orders and Support Provisions (Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations as the rules under which these notices are served.
• The notice does not say what the previous designated office was.

Who's affected#

• People and government bodies that need to serve enforcement notices under the named support-order regulations. This includes provincial enforcement programs, lawyers, courts, and anyone enforcing support orders who must serve a bank.
• Customers of Canadian Western Bank only if an enforcement notice relates to their accounts.
• The Gazette heading also names Canadian Western Trust Company and Valiant Trust Company, but the text of the notice lists only Canadian Western Bank, so it is unclear from this notice whether the trust companies are affected.

Why it matters#

• The notice tells you where to deliver official enforcement documents so they reach the bank properly.
• Sending a notice to an old or wrong address can delay enforcement of support orders.
• Otherwise, this is a routine administrative change with limited public impact beyond parties involved in support-enforcement actions.