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Family Justice
Family Law
Family Law in Manitoba - 2008 Edition
Chapter 16
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IMPORTANT ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS
- Shelters and Resources for Victims of Abuse
- Shelters
- Other Services
- Child and Family Services Agencies
- Court Offices
- Family Services and Housing
- Legal Aid Offices
- Important Addresses and Phone Numbers by Chapter
IMPORTANT ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS
This chapter includes all the numbers noted in the book. As of January, 2008, 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
Winnipeg Crisis Line
942-3052 (TDD-accessible)Province-Wide Domestic Violence Information/24 hour 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: 622-4626
Portage la Prairie
Portage Family Abuse Prevention Centre
Phone: 239-5233
Selkirk
Nova House
Phone: 482-1200
Steinbach
Eastman Crisis Centre - Agape House
Phone: 346-0028
The Pas
The Pas Committee for Women in Crisis -
Aurora House
Phone: 623-5497
Thompson
Thompson Crisis Centre
Phone: 778-7273
Winkler
South Central Committee on Family
Violence - Genesis House
Phone: 325-9800
OTHER SERVICES
Winnipeg
Alpha House Project
Phone: 982-2011Domestic 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@norwesthealth.caWinnipeg Children's Access Agency
Phone: 284-4170
Toll free: 1-866-886-6153Elder Abuse Resource Centre
Phone: 956-6449Elizabeth Hill Couple's Counselling
Phone: 956-6562
Toll free: 1-866-672-3422Evolve
Phone: 784-4070Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre
Phone: 477-1123Immigrant Women's Counselling Services
Room 200 - 323 Portage Avenue
Phone: 940-2172The Laurel Centre
Phone: 783-5460L'Entre-Temps des Franco-Manitobaines
Phone: 925-2550
Toll free: 1-800-668-3836Spirit 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 AvenueMen's Resource Centre
Phone: 956-9528
Toll free: 1-866-672-3422Native Women's Transition Centre
Phone: 989-8240North End Women's Centre
Phone: 589-7347Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre
Phone: 940-2020Pluri-Elles Centre de Femmes
Phone: 233-1735
Toll free: 1-800-207-5874WISH (Women in Second-Stage Housing)
Phone: 275-2600Manitoba Justice - Victim Services -
Phone: 945-6851
Toll free: 1-866-484-2846 (1-866-4VICTIM)
Ashern, Eriksdale, Lundar
Lakeshore Women's Resource Centre
Phone: 768-3016
Brandon
Brandon Access Exchange Service
Phone: 729-8115 (Collect)The Counselling Centre - Men's Program
Phone: 726-8706Manitoba Justice - Victim Services
(Westman Region)
Phone: 726-6515Samaritan House Ministries
Phone: 726-0758The Women's Centre
Phone: 726-8632
Toll free: 1-866-255-4432YWCA of Brandon - Couple's Program
Phone: 571-3680
Dauphin
Manitoba Justice - Victim Services (Parkland and Region)
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 - Victim Services
(South Central Region)
Phone: 746-8249
Norman Region
Manitoba Justice - Crime Victim Services (The Pas and Area)
Phone: 627-8483
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba Justice - Victim Services
(Central Region)
Phone: 239-3378
Selkirk
Manitoba Justice - Victim Services
(Interlake Region)
Phone: 785-5213
Snow Lake
Snow Lake Centre on Family Violence
Phone: 358-7141
Swan River
Swan Valley Crisis Centre
Phone: 734-9368
The Pas
Manitoba Justice - Victim Services
(Norman Region)
Phone: 627-8483
Thompson Region
Thompson Crisis Centre
Phone: 778-7273Manitoba Justice - Victim Services
(Thompson Region)
Phone: 677-6368
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.
All Nations Coordinated Response Network
- Winnipeg Intake Office
2nd Floor - 835 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3G 0N6
Phone: 944-4200
Fax: 944-4250
Toll free: 1-866-345-9241 (24 hour line)
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: 944-4395Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
St. Boniface Unit
222 Provencher Boulevard
Winnipeg MB R2H 0G5
Phone: 944-4288
Fax: 944-4666
Toll free: 1-888-834-9767Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
Seven Oaks/Inkster
Unit 3, 1050 Leila Avenue
Winnipeg MB R2P 1W5
Phone: 938-5566
Fax: 938-5609
Toll free: 1-888-834-9767Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
Access River East
975 Henderson Highway
Winnipeg MB R2K 4L6
Phone: 938-5100
Fax: 938-5109
Toll free: 1-888-834-9767Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
St. James Unit
2015 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3J 0K3
Phone: 940-8519
Fax: 944-6742
Toll free: 1-888-834-9767Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
Broadway Unit
720 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3G 0X1
Phone: 944-4170
Fax: 927-6943
Toll free: 1-888-834-9767Winnipeg Child and Family Services -
Stafford Unit
6 - 677 Stafford Street
Winnipeg MB R3M 2X7
Phone: 938-5299
Fax: 938-5311
Toll free: 1-888-834-9767General Child and Family Services -
Eastman Regional Office
Provincial Building
Box 50 - 20 1st Street South
Beausejour MB R0E 0C0
Phone: 268-6025
Fax: 268-6222General Child and 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: 785-4882General Child and Family Services -
Parkland Regional Office
309, 27 - 2nd Avenue SW
Dauphin MB R7N 3E5
Phone: 622-2035
Fax: 638-3278
Toll free: 1-866-355-3494General Child and Family Services -
Norman Regional Office
50 Church Street
Flin Flon MB R8A 1K5
Phone: 687-1700
Fax: 687-1708
Toll free: 1-800-443-2291General Child and Family Services -
Northern Region
Box 5 - 59 Elizabeth Drive
Thompson MB R8N 1X4
Phone: 677-6570
Fax: 677-6517
Toll free: 1-866-667-6713Jewish Child and Family Services
C200 - 123 Doncaster Street
Winnipeg MB R3N 2B2
Phone: 477-7430
Fax: 477-7450Child and Family Services
of Central Manitoba
Main Office
25 - 3rd Street SE
Portage la Prairie MB R1N 1N1
Phone: 857-8751
Fax: 239-1413
Toll free: 1-888-339-3576Child and Family Services
of Western Manitoba
800 McTavish Avenue
Brandon MB R7A 7L4
Phone: 726-6030
Fax: 726-6775
Toll free: 1-800-483-8980Churchill 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
100 - 701 Thompson Drive
Thompson MB R8N 2A2
Phone: 677-1500 After hours: 778-6341
Fax: 778-8428
Toll free: 1-800-667-4734Cree Nation Keewatinnook Child and Family
Services
Otineka Mall, P.O. Box 10130
The Pas MB R0B 2J0
Phone: 623-7456
Fax: 623-3847
Toll free: 1-877-252-7535Island Lake First Nations Family Services
General Delivery
Garden Hill MB R0B 0T0
Phone: 456-2015
Fax: 456-2641
Toll free: 1-888-242-0605Kinosao Sipi Minisowin Agency
Norway House First Nation
Box 640
Norway House MB R0B 1B0
Phone: 359-4551
Fax: 359-6013Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Family and
Community Services
Nelson House First Nation
Box 451 - 14 Bay Road
Nelson House R0B 1A0
Phone: 484-2341
Fax: 484-2351
Southern First Nations Agencies
Peguis Child and Family Services
P.O. Box 610
Peguis MB R0C 3J0
Phone: 645-2049
Fax: 645-2558Peguis Child and Family Services
Winnipeg Office
Unit 6-350 Keewatin Street
Winnipeg MB R2X 2R9
Phone: 632-5404
Fax: 632-7226Anishinaabe Child and Family Services
Main Office
Pinaymootang First Nation
General Delivery
Fairford MB R0C 0X0
Phone: 659-4546
Fax: 659-5877Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services
702 Douglas Street
Brandon MB R7A 7B2
Phone: 729-3650
Fax: 728-1806
Toll free: 1-877-508-8289Sagkeeng Child and Family Services Inc.
P. O. Box 700
Pine Falls MB R0E 1M0
Phone: 367-2215
Fax: 367-8510
Toll free: 1-877-367-4020Southeast Child and Family Services
4th Floor, 360 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 0T6
Phone: 947-0011
Fax: 947-0009West 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: 927-6919/927-6920
Toll free: 1-866-834-4242
Website: www.mmf.mb.ca/pages/departments/mcfs/agency.php
COURT OFFICES
Winnipeg Court Offices
Court of Appeal
Main Floor - 408 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0P9
Phone: 945-2647
Fax: 948-2072Court of Queen's Bench
Main Floor - 408 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0P9General (includes family, civil, small claims and criminal matters)
Phone: 945-0344
Fax: 948-2369, Small Claims: 948-2141Probate (Estate) Matters
Phone: 945-3184
Fax: 945-5550Main floor, 227 Provencher Boulevard
St. Boniface MB R2H 0G4
Phone: 945-8010
Fax: 945-5562Provincial Court
Criminal Division
Main Floor - 408 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0P9
Phone: 945-3454
Fax: 945-7130Summary Convictions including highway traffic matters
100 - 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.)
Regional Court Offices
Brandon
Court of Queen's Bench
1104 Princess Avenue
Brandon MB R7A 0P9
Phone: 726-6240
Fax: 726-6547Provincial Court
1104 Princess Avenue
Brandon MB R7A 0P9
Phone: 726-7114
Fax: 726-6995Maintenance Enforcement
1104 Princess Avenue
Brandon MB R7A 0P9
Phone: 726-6237
Fax: 726-6546
Toll free: 1-866-479-2717
Dauphin
Court of Queen's Bench and Provincial Court
Court Office
114 River Avenue W.
Dauphin MB R7N 0J7
Phone: 622-2192
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: 687-1670
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: 867-4722
Fax: 867-4720
Morden
Court of Queen's Bench and Provincial Court
Court Office
301 Wardrop Street
Morden MB R6M 1X6
Phone: 822-2882
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: 239-3410Provincial 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: 785-5077
Fax: 785-5125
Steinbach
Provincial Court Court Office
284 Reimer Avenue, Box 21480
Steinbach MB R5G 1S7
Phone: 346-6070
Fax: 346-6072
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: 627-8420
Fax: 623-6528
Thompson
Court of Queen's Bench and Provincial Court
Court Office
59 Elizabeth Drive, Box 34
Thompson MB R8N 1X4
Phone: 677-6761
Fax: 677-6584Maintenance Enforcement
B-1, 59 Elizabeth Road, Box 12
Thompson MB R8N 1X4
Phone: 677-6758
Fax: 677-0655
Toll free: 1-866-479-2717
Virden
Court of Queen's Bench and Provincial Court
Court Office
232 Wellington Street W., Box 1478
Virden MB R0M 2C0
Phone: 748-4288
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: 945-6220Red River Region
427 Sabourin Street
St. Pierre-Jolys MB R0A 1V0
Phone: 433-3340Mountain Region
Centre Dom Benoît
51 Rodgers Street
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes MB R0G 1M0
Phone: 248-7270Hours of Operation 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Monday to Friday
Toll free: 1-866-267-6114
Website: www.csbsc.mb.ca
FAMILY SERVICES AND HOUSING
Employment and Income Assistance -
Winnipeg Centralized Services
1st Floor - 111 Rorie Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 1A1
Intake Inquiry Line: 948-4000
Fax: 948-4048
TTY: 948-4532
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069Employment and Income Assistance -
Province Wide
Information line: 945-2177
Fax: 523-5240
Toll free: 1-877-812-0014
LEGAL AID OFFICES
Winnipeg Legal Aid Offices
Legal Aid Manitoba
Administration Office
402 - 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0B9
Phone: (204) 985-8500
Fax: 944-8582
Toll free: 1-800-261-2960Agassiz Law Office
Handles criminal and family cases for adult and youth clients.
416 - 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-5230
Fax: 985-5237
Toll free: 1-800-300-2307Criminal Law Office
Handles criminal cases for adult and youth clients.
514 St. Mary Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0N6
Phone: 985-8570
Fax: 774-7504
Toll Free: 1-800-672-1043Public Interest Law Centre
610- 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-8540
Fax: 985-8544
Toll Free: 1-800-261-2960Somerset Law Office
Includes the Family, Criminal, Poverty and Child Protection Units.
308 - 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-8550
Fax: 956-4146
Toll Free: 1-800-766-2148University Law Centre
Faculty of Law - 101 Robson Hall
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2
Phone: 985-5206
Fax: 474-7580Winnipeg Law Office
Handles family and criminal cases for adult and youth clients.
807-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-9732
Fax: 942-7362
Toll free: 1-800-261-2960Winnipeg Application Centre
300-294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-8500
Regional Legal Aid Offices
Thompson Community Law Centre
3 Station Road
Thompson MB R8N 0N3
Phone: 677-1211
Fax: 677-1220
Toll free: 1-800-665-0656Parklands Community Law Centre (Dauphin)
31 3rd Avenue N.E.
Dauphin MB R7N 0Y5
Phone: 622-7000
Fax: 622-7029
Toll free: 1-800-810-6977Westman Community Law Centre (Brandon)
236-11th Street
Brandon MB R7A 4J6
Phone: 729-3484
Fax: 726-1732
Toll free: 1-800-876-7326North Centre Office (Thompson)
2nd Floor - 3 Station Road
Thompson, MB R8N 0N3
Ph: (204) 677-1342
Fax: (204) 677-1348
Toll-free: 1-866-318-4037Northlands Community Law Centre (The Pas)
Box 2429, 236 Edwards Avenue;
The Pas MB R9A 1M2
Phone: 627-4820
Fax: 627-4838
Toll free: 1-800-268-9790
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
205-414 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0L8
Phone: 943-2305 legal information
943-3602 lawyer referral
Toll free: 1-800-262-8800
E-mail: info@communitylegal.mb.ca
Website: www.communitylegal.mb.ca
To purchase copies of Manitoba government legislation, contact:
Statutory Publications
Lower Level, 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:
To access federal government legislation on the Internet, go to:
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:
Mailing CGP
Publishing and Depository Services
Public Works and Government
Services Canada
Ottawa, ON K1A 0S5
Toll-free: 1-800-661-2868
Chapter 2 - The Court System and Procedures and Alternate Dispute Resolution
Information on Manitoba's court system is available on the Internet at:
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.manitoba.ca/fs/childfam/family_conciliation.htmlBrandon: 726-6336
Toll free: 1-800-230-1885Dauphin: 622-2035
Toll free: 1-866-355-3494Thompson: 677-6570
Toll free: 1-866-677-6713The Pas: 627-8311
Toll free: 1-866-443-2292Flin Flon: 687-1700
Toll free: 1-866-443-2291Swan River: 734-3491
Toll free: 1-888-269-6498Family Mediation Canada
Suite 180, 55 Northfield Drive East
Waterloo ON N2K 3T6
Toll free: 1-877-362-2005
Fax: 1-416-849-0643Family Mediation Manitoba
P.O. Box 2369
Winnipeg MB R3C 4A6
Website: www.fmm.winnipeg.mb.caLegal Aid Manitoba
Winnipeg Law Office
807 - 294 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0B9
Phone: 985-9732
Chapter 3 - Married and Common-Law Relationships
For information on the requirements for marriage, contact:
Vital Statistics Agency
Main Floor 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.manitoba.ca/cca/vital
For information about pension rights and benefits, contact:
Manitoba Pension Commission
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)
Chapter 4 – Separation and Divorce
For a copy of The Uncontested Divorce Guide for Manitoba publication, contact:
Community Legal Education Association
205 - 414 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0L8
Phone: 943-2382
Toll free: 1-800-262-8800
E-mail: info@communitylegal.mb.ca
Website: www.communitylegal.mb.ca
Chapter 5 - Parenting Arrangements
(Custody/Access/Guardianship)
Information on the status of federal bills is available at:
Winnipeg Children’s Access Agency
Phone: 284-4170
Toll free: 1-866-886-6153
Brandon Access Exchange Service
Phone: 729-8115 (Collect)
For more information on the First Choice Program, contact:
Manitoba Family Services and Housing
Family Conciliation
2nd floor, 379 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0T9
Phone: 945-7236
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 7236)
Website: www.manitoba.ca/fs/childfam/family_conciliation.html
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: 622-2035
Toll free: 1-866-355-3494
Flin Flon: 687-1700
Toll free: 1-866-443-2291
The Pas: 627-8311
Toll free: 1-866-443-2292
Thompson: 677-6570
Toll free: 1-866-677-6713
Swan River: 734-3491
Toll free: 1-888-269-6498
For more information on Grandparent and Family Access services, contact:
Manitoba Family Services and Housing
Family Conciliation
2nd floor, 379 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0T9
Phone: 945-7236
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 7236)
Website: www.manitoba.ca/fs/childfam/family_conciliation.html
To see a pamphlet on Grandparent and Family Access; Dealing with Child Access Issues, go to:
www.manitoba.ca/justice/family/law/grandparents.pdf
Resources for Children
For a free copy of Community Legal Education Association's Family Law for Children: Information for kids about separation and divorce, contact CLEA at:
205 - 414 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0L8
Phone: 943-2382
Toll free: 1-800-262-8800
E-mail: info@communitylegal.mb.ca
Website: www.communitylegal.mb.ca
Justice Canada's What Happens Next? Information for kids about separation and divorce, go to Justice Canada's website at:
www.canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/pad
Justice Canada's on-line database of children's resources can be accessed at :
www.canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/pad-rpad/res/index.html
Caught in the Middle
Manitoba Family Services and Housing
Family Conciliation
2nd floor, 379 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0T9
Phone: 945-7236
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 7236)
Website: www.manitoba.ca/fs/childfam/family_conciliation.html
Province of British Columbia's website on information and support for teens/preteens go to:
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.justice.gc.ca
An information booklet called A Guide to Changing Child Support Orders in Manitoba is available on the Internet at:
www.manitoba.ca/justice/family/changembsupportorder
Child Support Recalculation Service
201-373 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
Toll free: 1-800-959-8281
Website: www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Chapter 8 – Support for Spouses and Common-law Partners
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 more information on the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAG), contact:
Justice Canada general inquiries line toll free at 1-888-373-2222
A draft SSAG report is available on the Justice Canada website at:
www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/pad-rpad/res/spag/s-p/rr_eng.pdf
Chapter 9 - Property
To see a pamphlet on the changes to the property sharing laws, go to:
www.manitoba.ca/justice/family/commonlaw/commonlawbrochure.pdf
For information about sharing and entitlement to Canada Pension Plan benefits, contact Service Canada:
In Person:
- Winnipeg
- 391 York
- 1122 Henderson Highway
- 1031 Autumnwood Drive
- 3338 Portage Avenue
- 181 Higgins Avenue
- 614 Des Meurons Street
- 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:
Service Canada
Income Security Programs
P.O. Box 818 Stn. Main
Winnipeg MB R3C 2N4
On the Internet:
Contact information for the Manitoba Pension Commission (regarding provincially regulated pensions) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada (regarding most federally regulated pensions) appears on page 114.
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@norwesthealth.caFamily Violence Prevention Program
4126 - 300 Carlton Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 2K6
Phone: 945-1705
Fax: 948-2286
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 1705)
E-mail: cfsd@gov.mb.ca
Website: www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childfam/family_violence_prevention.htmlManitoba Justice,
Victim Services
Winnipeg Region (Winnipeg)
945-6851
Interlake Region (Selkirk)
785-5213
Eastman Region (Lac du Bonnet)
345-9752
Central Region (Portage la Prairie)
239-3378
South Central Region (Morris)
746-8249
Westman Region (Brandon)
726-6515
Parkland Region (Dauphin)
622-5080
Norman Region (The Pas)
627-8483
Thompson Region (Thompson)
677-6368
Toll free: 1-866-4VICTIM
(1-866-484-2846)
or check the website at:
www.manitoba.ca/justice/victims/services/index.html
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
1230 - 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: 1-866-479-2717
Websites:www.gov.mb.ca/justice/family/law/payors.html
or
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
For information on whether The Hague Convention is law in a particular country:
Child Find Manitoba, Inc.
615 Academy Road
Winnipeg MB R3N 0E7
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..
Chapter 12 - Protection of Children
To report sexual exploitation of children on the Internet, go to:
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)
Website: www.manitoba.ca/fs/childfam/child_abuse_registry
Chapter 13 - Adoption
For information on the Post-Adoption Registry, contact:
Post-Adoption Registry Coordinator
Child Protection Branch
Phone: 945-4562
Fax: 945-6717
Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 (Ext. 4562)
Website: www.manitoba.ca/fs/childfam/registry.html
Chapter 14 - Change of Name
For information about changes of name and birth registrations contact:
Vital Statistics Agency
Main Floor 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.manitoba.ca/cca/vital
Chapter 15 - Death in the Family
Contact information for Service Canada, the Manitoba Pension Commission (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.
