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Family Justice

Family Law

 

Family Law in Manitoba - 2005 Edition

Chapter 16



 

 

    
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Last revised: Spring 2005


Important Addresses and Phone Numbers

This chapter includes all the numbers noted in the book.  As of March, 2005, all the numbers were accurate and current. 

If you are having trouble finding provincial or federal government phone numbers, please contact Manitoba Government Inquiry in Winnipeg  at 945-3744; or toll free at 1-866-626-4862.

Shelters and Resources for Victims of Abuse

24 Hour Crisis Lines

Winnipeg Crisis Line
942-3052 (TDD-accessible)

Province-Wide Information/Crisis Line
Toll free: 1-877-977-0007  This number will automatically direct callers to the nearest shelter.

Shelters

  • Winnipeg
    Ikwe-Widdjiitiwin
    Phone: 987-2780 (24 hours)
    Toll free: 1-800-362-3344

  • Osborne House
    Phone: 942-3052 (24 hours)
    TTY: 942-5209

  • Brandon
    YWCA Westman Women’s Shelter
    Phone: 727-3644

  • Dauphin
    Parkland Crisis Shelter
    Phone: 638-9484

  • Portage la Prairie
    Portage Women’s Shelter
    Phone: 239-5233

  • Selkirk
    Nova House
    Phone: 482-1200

  • Steinbach
    Eastman Crisis Centre
    Phone: 346-0028

  • The Pas
    The Pas Committee for Women in Crisis
    Phone: 623-5497

  • Thompson
    Thompson Crisis Centre
    Phone: 778-7273

  • Winkler
    South Central Committee on Family Violence
    Phone: 325-9800

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Other Services

Winnipeg

Alpha House Project
Phone: 982-2011 

Domestic Violence Support and Legal Services
A Woman’s Place
200-323 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3B 2C1
Phone: 940-6624
Fax: 940-1971 
E-mail: iwcs@mts.net

Winnipeg Children’s Access Agency
Phone: 284-4170

Elder Abuse Resource Centre
Phone: 956-6449

Elizabeth Hill Couple’s Counselling
Phone: 956-6562
Toll free: 1-866-672-3422

Evolve
Phone: 784-4070

Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre
Phone: 477-1123 

Immigrant Women’s Counselling Services
Room 200 – 323 Portage Avenue
Phone: 940-2172

The Laurel Centre
Phone: 783-5460 

L’Entre-Temps des Franco-Manitobaines
Phone: 925-2550
Toll free: 1-800-668-3836

Spirit of Peace Program
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Inc.
Phone: 925-0349
Phone: 925-0300 McGregor Street
Phone: 925-0348 Ellice Avenue
Phone: 925-0349 Anderson Avenue

Men’s Resource Centre
Phone: 956-9528
Toll free: 1-866-672-3422

Native Women’s Transition Centre
Phone: 989-8240

North End Women’s Centre
Phone: 589-7347 

Nor’West Co-op Community Health Centre
Phone: 940-2080

Pluri-Elles Centre de Femmes
Phone: 233-1735
Toll free: 1-800-207-5874

WISH (Women in Second-Stage Housing)
Phone: 275-2600

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services
Phone: 945-6851
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 6851)

Ashern, Eriksdale, Lundar

Lakeshore Women’s Resource Centre
Phone: 768-3016

Brandon

Brandon Access Exchange Service
Phone: 729-8115

The Counselling Centre – Men’s Program
Phone: 726-8706

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services (Brandon and Area)
Phone: 726-6515

Samaritan House Ministries
Phone: 726-0758

The Women’s Centre
Phone: 726-8632
Toll free: 1-866-255-4432

YWCA of Brandon – Couple’s Program
Phone: 571-3680

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Dauphin

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services (Dauphin and Area)
Phone: 622-5080

Flin Flon

Women’s Safe Haven/Resource Service
Phone: 681-3105

Gimli, Riverton

Interlake Women’s Resource Centre
Phone: 642-8264 

Morris

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services (Morris and Area)
Phone: 746-8249

Norman Region

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services (The Pas and Area)
Phone: 627-8483

Portage la Prairie

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services (Portage and Area)
Phone: 239-3378

Selkirk

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services (Selkirk and Area)
Phone: 785-5213

Interlake Eastman Visitation Service
Toll free: 1-866-886-6153

Snow Lake

Snow Lake Centre on Family Violence
Phone: 358-7141 

Swan River

Swan Valley Crisis Centre
Phone: 734-9368 

Thompson Region

Thompson RCMP
Phone: 778-7273

Thompson Access Exchange Centre
Phone: 778-1206

Manitoba Justice – Crime Victim Services (Thompson and Area)
Phone: 677-6368

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Child and Family Services Agencies

Main offices and phone numbers are listed under four sections:

  • General Authority Agencies

  • Northern First Nations Agencies

  • Southern First Nations agencies

  • Metis Agency

Many of the agencies listed below have other offices. Check with the agency’s main office for current listings.

General Authority Agencies

Winnipeg, Rural and Northern Child and Family Services (Regional Office)
Winnipeg Child and Family Services
Executive Office
404 - 1 Wesley Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 4C6
Phone: 944-4438
Fax: 944-4395

Winnipeg Child and Family Services - Central Area
2nd Floor - 835 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3G 0N6
Phone: 944-4200
Fax: 944-4250

Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
East Area
222 Provencher Boulevard
Winnipeg MB  R2H 0G5
Phone: 944-4288
Fax: 944-4666

Winnipeg Child and Family Services - Northwest Area
1386 Main Street
Winnipeg MB  R2W 3V1
Phone: 944-4031
Fax: 944-4022 or 944-4006

Winnipeg Child and Family Services - Southwest Area
6 - 677 Stafford Street
Winnipeg MB  R3M 2X7
Phone: 944-4360
Fax: 944-4521

Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
Intake Services
835 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3G 0N6
Phone: 944-4200
Fax: 944-4250
Toll free: 1-888-834-9767
After-hours (emergency calls only): 944-4050

Manitoba Family Services -
Eastman Regional Office
Provincial Building
Box 50 - 20 1st Street South
Beausejour MB  R0E 0C0
Phone: 268-6154
Fax: 268-6222

Manitoba Family Services -
Interlake Regional Office
Selkirk Mental Health Centre
3rd Floor,
Administration Building - Box 9600
825 Manitoba Avenue
Selkirk MB  R1A 2B5
Phone: 785-5100
Fax: 785-4882

Manitoba Family Services -
Parkland Regional Office
309, 27 - 2nd Avenue SW
Dauphin MB  R7N 3E5
Phone: 622-2035
Fax: 638-3278

Manitoba Family Services -
Norman Regional Office
102 – 143 Main Street
Flin Flon MB  R8A 1K5
Phone: 687-1700
Fax: 687-1708

Manitoba Family Services -
Thompson Regional Office
Box 5 - 59 Elizabeth Drive
Thompson MB  R8N 1X4
Phone: 677-6570
Fax: 677-6517

Jewish Child and Family Services
C200 - 123 Doncaster Street
Winnipeg MB  R3N 2B2
Phone: 477-7430
Fax: 477-7450

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Child and Family Services of Central Manitoba

Main Office
25 - 3rd Street SE
Portage la Prairie MB  R1N 1N1
Phone: 857-8751
Fax: 239-1413

Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba
800 McTavish Avenue
Brandon MB  R7A 7L4
Phone: 726-6030
Fax: 726-6775
Toll free: 1-800-483-8980

Churchill Child and Family Services
Churchill Regional Health Authority Inc.
Churchill MB  R0B 0E0
Phone: 675-8322
Fax: 675-2445

Northern First Nations Agencies

Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba
39 Nickel Road
Thompson MB  R8N 0Y5
Phone: 677-1500 After hours: 778-6341
Fax: 778-8428
Toll free: 1-800-667-4734

Cree Nation Child and Family Caring Agency
Otineka Mall, P.O. Box 10130
Opaskwayak MB  R0B 2J0
Phone: 623-7456
Fax: 623-3847

Island Lake First Nations Family Services
General Delivery
Garden Hill MB  R0B 0T0
Phone: 456-2015
Fax: 456-2641
Toll free: 1-888-242-0605

Kinosao Sipi Minisowin Agency
Norway House First Nation
Box 640
Norway House MB  R0B 1B0
Phone: 359-4551
Fax: 359-6013

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Family and Community Services
Nelson House First Nation
Phone: 484-2604

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Southern First Nations Agencies

Peguis Child and Family Services
P.O. Box 610
Peguis MB  R0C 3J0
Phone: 645-2101
Fax: 645-2558

Peguis Child and Family Services
Winnipeg Office
Unit 6-350 Keewatin Street
Winnipeg MB  R2X 2R9
Phone: 632-5404
Fax: 632-7226

Anishinaabe Child and Family Services
Main Office
Fairford First Nation
General Delivery
Fairford MB  R0C 0X0
Phone: 659-4546
Fax: 659-5877

Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services
702 Douglas Street
Brandon MB  R7A 7B2
Phone: 729-3650
Fax: 728-1806
Toll free (after hours only): 1-800-263-6237

Intertribal Child and Family Services
P. O. Box 610
Peguis MB  R0C 3J0
Phone: 645-2049, 645-2101
After hours: 645-2000
Fax: 645-2558

Sagkeeng Child and Family Services Inc.
P. O. Box 700
Pine Falls MB  R0E 1M0
Phone: 367-2215
Fax: 367-8510
Toll free: 1-877-367-4020

Southeast Child and Family Services
4th Floor, 360 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0T6
Phone: 947-0011
Fax: 947-0009

West Region Child and Family Services
Rolling River First Nation
Box 280
Erickson MB  R0J 0P0
Phone: 636-6100
Fax: 636-6158
Toll free: 1-866-636-6100
Dauphin Office Toll free: 1-888-333-5518

Metis Agency

Metis Child, Family and Community Services
1261 Main Street
Winnipeg MB  R2W 5G9
Phone: 697-1118
Fax: 697-0606
Toll free: 1-866-834-4242
Website: www.mmf.mb.ca/pages/departments/mcfs/agency.php

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Court Offices

Winnipeg Court Offices

Court of Appeal
Main Floor - 408 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0P9
Phone: 945-2647
Fax: 948-2072

Court of Queen’s Bench
Main Floor - 408 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0P9

General (includes family, civil and criminal matters)
Phone: 945-0344
Fax: 948-2369

Probate (Estate) Matters
Phone: 945-3184
Fax: 948-2369

227 Provencher Boulevard
St. Boniface MB  R2H 0G4
Phone: 945-8010
Fax: 945-5562

Provincial Court

Criminal Division
Main Floor - 408 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0P9
Phone: 945-3454
Fax: 945-7130

Highway Traffic Matters
373 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0T9
Phone: 945-3156
Fax: 948-2023

All Winnipeg and St. Boniface court offices:

Toll free: 1-800-282-8069

(The extension number for a particular office is the last four digits of its phone number.)

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Regional Court Offices

Brandon

Court of Queen’s Bench
1104 Princess Avenue
Brandon MB  R7A 0P9
Phone: 726-6240
Fax: 726-6547

Provincial Court
1104 Princess Avenue
Brandon MB  R7A 0P9
Phone: 726-6598
Fax: 726-6995

Maintenance Enforcement
1104 Princess Avenue
Brandon MB  R7A 0P9
Phone: 726-6237
Fax: 726-6546

Dauphin

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
114 River Avenue W.
Dauphin MB  R7N 0J7
Phone: 622-2200
Fax: 622-2099

Flin Flon

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
104-143 Main Street
Flin Flon MB  R8A 1K2
Phone: 687-1672
Fax: 687-1673

Minnedosa

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
70 - 3rd Avenue SW, Box 414
Minnedosa MB  R0J 1E0
Phone: 867-2238
Fax: 867-2440

Morden

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
301 Wardrop Street
Morden MB  R6M 1X6
Phone: 822-2880
Fax: 822-2883

Portage la Prairie

Court of Queen’s Bench
20-3rd Street SE
Portage la Prairie MB  R1N 1M9
Phone: 239-3383
Fax: 239-3410

Provincial Court
25 Tupper Street N.
Portage la Prairie MB  R1N 3K1
Phone: 239-3337
Fax: 239-3402

Selkirk

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
101 - 235 Eaton Avenue
Selkirk MB  R1A 0W7
Phone: 785-5338
Fax: 785-5125

Steinbach

Provincial Court
Court Office
284 Reimer Avenue, Box 21480
Steinbach MB  R5G 1S7
Phone: 346-6070
Fax: 326-5101

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Swan River

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
201 - 4th Avenue S., Box 206
Swan River MB  R0L 1Z0
Phone: 734-2252
Fax: 734-9544

The Pas

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
300-3rd Street E., Box 1259
The Pas MB  R9A 1L2
Phone: 627-8428
Fax: 623-6528

Thompson

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
59 Elizabeth Drive, Box 34
Thompson MB  R8N 1X4
Phone: 677-6757
Fax: 677-6584

Maintenance Enforcement
B-1, 59 Elizabeth Road, Box 12
Thompson MB  R8N 1X4
Phone: 677-6758
Fax: 677-0655
Toll free: 1-866-804-5830

Virden

Court of Queen’s Bench
and Provincial Court
Court Office
232 Wellington Street W., Box 1478
Virden MB  R0M 2C0
Phone: 748-4289
Fax: 748-2980

Manitoba, together with the federal government, offers bilingual services at the following Bilingual Service Centres:

Urban Region
Centre La Vérendrye
100-614 Des Meurons Street
Winnipeg MB  R2H 2P9
Phone: 945-6220

Red River Region
427 Sabourin Street
St. Pierre-Jolys MB  R0A 1V0
Phone: 433-3340

Mountain Region
Centre Dom Benoît
51 Rodgers Street
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes MB  R0G 1M0
Phone: 248-7270

Hours of Operation 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday
Toll free: 1-866-267-6114
Website: www.csbsc.mb.ca

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Family Services and Housing

Employment and Income Assistance
1st Floor - 111 Rory Street
Winnipeg MB  R3B 1A1
Intake Inquiry Line: 948-4000
Fax: 948-4048
TTY: 948-4532
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069
 

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Legal Aid Offices

Winnipeg Legal Aid Offices

Legal Aid Manitoba
Administrative and Winnipeg Area Office
402 - 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-8500
Fax: 944-8582
Toll free: 1-800-261-2960

Aboriginal Centre Law Office
416 – 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-5230
Fax: 985-5237
Toll free: 1-800-300-2307

Family Law Centre
Room 300-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-8550
Fax: 956-4146
Toll free: 1-800-766-2148

Child Protection Law Office
Room 300-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-8566
Fax: 985-5224
Toll free: 1-800-839-7946

Collaborative Law Office
Room 607-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-9732

Public Interest Law Centre
610-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-8540
Fax: 985-8544
Toll free: 1-800-261-2960

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Regional Legal Aid Offices

Westman Community Law Centre
(Brandon Area Office)
236-11th Street
Brandon MB  R7A 4J6
Phone: 729-3484
Fax: 726-1732
Toll free: 1-800-876-7326

Parklands Community Law Centre
(Dauphin Area Office)
31 3rd Avenue N.E.
Dauphin MB  R7N 0Y5
Phone: 622-7000
Fax: 622-7029
Toll free: 1-800-810-6977

Northlands Community Law Centre
(The Pas/Thompson Area Office)
236 Edwards Avenue; Box 2429
The Pas MB  R9A 1M2
Phone: 627-4820
Fax: 627-4838
Toll free: 1-800-268-9790

Thompson Community Law Centre3 Station Road
Thompson MB  R8N 0N3
Phone: 677-1211
Fax: 677-1220
Toll free: 1-800-665-0656
 

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Important Addresses and Phone Numbers by Chapter

Chapter 1 - Legal Information and Legal Advice

The Law Phone-In and
Lawyer Referral Program
Community Legal Education Association
501-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 943-2305
Toll free: 1-800-262-8800
Website: www.communitylegal.mb.ca

To purchase copies of Manitoba government legislation, contact:

Statutory Publications
200 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg, MB  R3C 1T5
Phone: 945-3101
Fax: 945-7172
Toll free: 1-800-321-1203

To access unofficial versions of Manitoba government legislation on the Internet, go to:

www.gov.mb.ca/laws

To access federal government legislation on the Internet, go to:

http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca

 and click on “laws”

To purchase copies of federal government legislation, contact the federal department that published the act or regulation.

            For other federal government publications, contact:
            Publishing and Depository Services
            Public Works and Government
            Services Canada
            Ottawa, ON  K1A 0S5
            Toll-free: 1-800-661-2868

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Chapter 2 - The Court System and Procedures and Alternate Dispute Resolution

Information on Manitoba’s court system is available on the Internet at:

www.manitobacourts.mb.ca

For information on mediation, contact:

Family Conciliation
2nd Floor 379 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0T9
Phone: 945-7236
Fax: 948-2142
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 7236)
Website: www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childfam/family_conciliation.html
Brandon: 726-6336
Toll free: 1-800-230-1885
Dauphin: 622-2318
Thompson: 677-6497
The Pas: 627-8221
Flin Flon: 687-1730

Family Mediation Canada
528 Victoria Street North
Kitchener ON  N2H 5G1
Phone: 1-519-585-3118
Fax: 1-519-585-3121
E-mail: fmc@fmc.ca
Website: www.fmc.ca

Family Mediation Manitoba
P.O. Box 2369
Winnipeg MB  R3C 4A6
Website: www.fmm.winnipeg.mb.ca

Legal Aid Manitoba
Collaborative Law Office
607 – 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-9732

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Chapter 3 - Marriage

For information on the requirements for marriage, contact:

Vital Statistics Agency
254 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B6
Phone: 945-3701
Service en français: 945-5500
Fax: 948-3128
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 3701)
E-mail: vitalstats@gov.mb.ca
Website: www.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital

For information about pension rights and benefits, contact:

Pension Commission of Manitoba
1004 - 401 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0V8
Phone: 945-2740
Fax: 948-2375
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 2740)
(also referred to in Chapter 9, Property,
and Chapter 15, Death in the Family)

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada
255 Albert Street
Ottawa ON  K1A 0H2
Toll free: 1-800-385-8647
Website: www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca
(also referred to in Chapter 9, Property,
and Chapter 15, Death in the Family)

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Chapter 5 - Custody

Information on the status of federal bills is available at:

www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISINFO

Winnipeg Children’s Access Agency
Phone: 284-4170
Brandon Access Exchange Service
Phone: 729-8115
Thompson Access Exchange Centre
Phone: 778-1206
Interlake Eastman Visitation Service (Selkirk)
Toll free: 1-866-886-6153

To register for, or learn more about the government’s free parent information
program, contact:

For the Sake of the Children
Parent Information Program
Winnipeg: 945-4257
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 4257)
Brandon: 726-6336
Toll free: 1-800-230-1885
Dauphin: 622-2318
Flin Flon: 687-1730
The Pas: 627-8221
Thompson: 677-6497

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Chapter 7 - Child Support

For information about the Federal Child Support Guidelines, contact:

Federal Department of Justice
Toll free: 1-888-373-2222
Website: www.canada.justice.gc.ca

An information booklet called A Guide to Changing Child Support Orders in Manitoba is available on the Internet at:

www.gov.mb.ca/justice/family/changembsupportorder

Child Support Recaculation Service
2nd Floor 373 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 4S4
Phone: 945-2293
Fax: 948-2423
Toll-free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 2293)

A list of reciprocating jurisdictions under the Inter-Jurisdictional Support Orders Regulation can be found at:

http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/pdf/i060-010.03.pdf

For information about the tax rules regarding child support, contact:

Rulings Directorate
Canada Revenue Agency
320 Queen Street
16th Tower A Place de Ville
Ottawa ON  K1A 0L5
Phone: 1-613-957-8953
Fax: 1-613-957-2088

For information about the Election for Child Support Payments form (T1157), contact:

Canada Revenue Agency
Phone: 983-6350
Toll free: 1-800-959-8281
Website: www.cra-arc.gc.ca

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Chapter 9 - Property

For information about sharing and entitlement to Canada Pension Plan benefits, contact Social Development Canada:

In Person:

Winnipeg

  • 391 York

  • 1122 Henderson Highway

  • 1031 Autumnwood Drive

  • 3338 Portage Avenue

Brandon

  • 1039 Princess Avenue

By Phone:

  • Toll free: 1-800-277-9914 (English)

  • Toll free: 1-800-277-9915 (French)

  • Toll free: 1-800-255-4786 (TTY)

By Mail:

Social Development Canada
Income Security Programs
P.O. Box 818 Stn. Main
Winnipeg MB R3C 2N4

On the Internet:

www.sdc.gc.ca

Contact information for the Pension Commission of Manitoba (regarding provincially regulated pensions) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada (regarding most federally regulated pensions) appears earlier in this Chapter. 

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Chapter 10  -  Family Violence

For domestic violence support and legal services:

A Woman’s Place
200 – 323 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3B 2C1
Phone: 940-6624
Fax: 940-1971
E-mail: iwcs@mts.net

Family Violence Prevention Program
4126 - 300 Carlton Street
Winnipeg MB  R3B 2K6
Phone: 945-1709
Fax: 948-2286
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 1709)
E-mail: cfsd@gov.mb.ca
Website: www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childfam/family_violence_prevention.html

Manitoba Justice
Crime Victim Services Branch
Winnipeg: 945-6851
Brandon and Area: 726-6515
Dauphin and Area: 622-5080
Morris and Area: 746-8249
Portage and Area: 239-3378
The Pas and Area: 627-8483
Thompson and Area: 677-6368
Selkirk and Area: 785-5213
Toll free: 1-866-4VICTIM
(1-866-484-2846)

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Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Support, Custody and Access

For information about Manitoba’s reciprocal maintenance enforcement or child custody enforcement arrangements with other countries, contact:

Family Law Branch
Manitoba Justice
705 - 405 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 3L6
Phone: 945-0268
Fax: 948-2004
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 0268)

For information about enforcement of support payments, contact:

Maintenance Enforcement Program
225 - 405 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 3L6
Phone: 945-7133
Fax: 945-5449
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 7133)
Websites:

www.gov.mb.ca/justice/family/law/payors.html

or

www.gov.mb.ca/justice/family/law/recipients.html

For assistance in international child abduction cases, contact:

Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Canada
Phone: 1-613-996-8885
Toll free: 1-800-267-6788

ISS Canada
506 - 1580 Chemin Marivale Road
Ottawa ON  K2G 4B5
Phone: 1-613-236-6161
Fax: 1-613-233-7306
E-mail: issc@issc-ssic.ca
Website: www.issc-ssic.ca

For information on whether The Hague Convention is law in a particular country:

http://hcch.e-vision.nl

Child Find Manitoba, Inc.
343-800 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3G 0N4
Phone: 945-5735
Fax: 948-2461
Toll free: 1-800-532-9135
E-mail: mail@childfind.mb.ca
Website: www.childfind.mb.ca
(Child Find assists with both domestic
and international abduction cases.)

For child access services, see the contact information for agencies/exchange services listed earlier in this Chapter.

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Chapter 12  -  Protection of Children

To report sexual exploitation of children on the Internet, go to:

www.cybertip.ca

or call toll free:

1-866-658-9022

The Children’s Advocate
102-500 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 3X1
Phone: 945-1364
Fax: 948-2278
Toll free: 1-800-263-7146
Website: www.childrensadvocate.mb.ca

For information on the Child Abuse Registry, contact:

Child Protection Branch
201 - 114 Garry Street
Winnipeg MB  R3C 4V5
Phone: 945-6967 
Fax: 948-2222
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 6964)

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Chapter 13 - Adoption

For information on the Post-Adoption Registry, contact:

Post-Adoption Registry Coordinator
Child Protection Branch
Phone: 945-6964
Fax: 948-2949
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 6964)
Website: www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childfam/adoption.html

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Chapter 14 - Change of Name

For information about changes of name and birth registrations contact:

Vital Statistics Agency
254 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3C 0B6
Phone: 945-3701
Service en français: 945-5500
Fax: 948-3128
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 3701)
E-mail: vitalstats@gov.mb.ca
Website: www.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital

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