Support Orders and Support Provisions (Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations
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Support Orders and Support Provisions (Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to subsection 448(5)a of the Trust and Loan Companies Actb, hereby makes the annexed Support Orders and Support Provisions (Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations. S.C. 2001, c. 9, s. 549 S.C. 1991, c. 45 Definition of Act In these Regulations, Act means the Trust and Loan Companies Act. Designation by company Every company that carries on business in a province must, for the purpose of subsection 448(3) of the Act, designate an office of the company in respect of the province for the service of enforcement notices. Limitation on designation If a company has one or more branches in a province, the office that the company designates in respect of the province must be one of those branches. Time for designation The designation must be made on or before the later of the last day of the three-month period beginning on the day on which these Regulations come into force, and beginning on the day on which the company begins to carry on business in the province. Publicizing requirements Every company that designates an office under section 2 must publish the name and address of the designated office in the Canada Gazette, Part I; and at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers in general circulation in the province in respect of which the office is designated. Requirements in case of change If a company changes the office that it has designated in respect of a province, or changes the name or address of a designated office, it must publish a description of the change in the manner provided for under subsection (1). Time for publicizing The requirement to publicize under subsection (1) or (2) must be completed within three months after the designation or the change, as the case may be. Internet site Every company must post and maintain, on its primary Internet site, an up-to-date list of the names and addresses of its offices designated under these Regulations. Information for identification of debtor For the purpose of subsection 448(3) of the Act, the written statement that accompanies an enforcement notice must contain the following information: the full name of the person who is required to make a payment under the support order or support provision; the latest known address of that person; and either the social insurance number of that person, or the date of birth of that person. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.