Saskatchewan proposes new ways to collect overdue family support

Saskatchewan proposes giving its Maintenance Enforcement Office more tools to collect unpaid child and spousal support.

What would change:

• Funds in Tax-Free Savings Accounts could be used to recover overdue support. Similar investment tools introduced by the federal government could also be covered in the future.
• The office could charge an annual default fee and a fee for payments returned because of insufficient funds.
• Some future payments from certain annuities could be accessed to recover unpaid support.

The office already uses tools such as wage and bank account seizures, and suspending drivers’ licences and passports. It manages more than 7,000 active files and has collected more than $33 million for children and families so far in 2026.