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Child Support Online Lookup

Amendments to the Federal Child Support Guidelines came into force on May 1, 2006. The amendments included updated Child Support Tables for all provinces and territories and reflect changes to federal, provincial and territorial tax rates.

The amount of child support received or paid will not automatically change because of the amended Guidelines. Under the Guidelines, parents may apply for a variation order in circumstances where the child support amount would be different, for example because of the updated amount in the tables or because of a change in a parent's income that is relevant to the child. Please refer to Changing an existing order or agreement for more information.

In certain cases, provincial or territorial guidelines may apply. Please refer to Which guidelines apply to you? for more information.

Under the Federal Child Support Guidelines, the basic amount of child support is determined by considering:

• the number of children;
• the province or territory where the paying parent lives; and
• the paying parent's gross annual income.
  

You can use the Child Support Online Lookup below to figure out basic child support amounts.