The case of Schreyer v. Schreyer, which originally emanated from Manitoba, presented the court with a unique opportunity to evaluate provincial disparity across Canada in terms of how one spouse's bankruptcy affects
the equalization entitlement of the other.
The closure of Hydro - Quebec's Gentilly - 2 nuclear power plant temporarily lowers Quebec's fiscal capacity, as measured under the Equalization program, which in turn lowers Ontario's
Equalization entitlement over a three - year period.
Fourth, although the funding formula is up to discretion of the government,
equalization entitlements are enshrined in the Constitution.
Not exact matches
Instead of being critical and coveting more
equalization dollars, they need to constrain spending on
entitlement programs that are no longer sustainable, and keep taxes low.
As we reported in the July 18 WEAC Legislative Update, referendum restrictions included in the Senate GOP plan would exclude from «shared cost» any amount levied by a district in a prior year for either operating or debt service costs that were authorized by a referendum if doing so would not increase the district's
equalization aid
entitlement.
In much the same way assets may be split in the event of a marriage breakdown, future pension
entitlement — whether a private pension or the CPP — are also relevant for purposes of a post-marriage
equalization.
In other words, the motions judge simply converted the mother's now - unenforceable
equalization claim into an enforceable
entitlement to lump sum spousal support.
about the impact that a paying spouse's bankruptcy has on the recipient spouse's
entitlement to nonetheless receive either child / spousal support, or an
equalization payment as part of a separation or divorce.
This meant the wife could take steps to have those funds used in satisfaction of her
equalization payment
entitlement.
In Thibodeau the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed the legal impact of bankruptcy on a spouse's
entitlement to receive an
equalization payment.
In the context of determining their respective Net Family Property amounts for the purposes of
equalization, a legal question arose as to whether the wife's annuity payment
entitlement should be counted as «property» or as «income» as those terms are used in the Ontario Family Law Act.