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Last Updated: 2025-05-30
Record a Family Maintenance Withholding Order (CAN)

Record a Family Maintenance Withholding Order (CAN)

You can record a family maintenance withholding order to begin automatic deductions during payroll processing.
  1. Access the
    Record CAN Withholding Order for Worker
     task.
  2. Select the
    Family Maintenance (CAN)
    Order Type
    .
  3. As you complete the
    Order Info
     fields that are for all withholding order types, consider:
  4. Some
    Order Info
     fields display dynamically based on the order type and tax authority. As you complete the fields for family maintenance withholding orders, consider:
    Option Description
    Current Total Debt Amount
    Past Due Total Debt Amount
    Workday uses these amounts to prioritize payments and honor past due and limit calculations.
    Use the
    Order Details
     section to specify current or past due amounts.
    Maintenance Type
    Displays for British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador only. Select 1 of these maintenance types:
    • Court Order Enforcement Act
    • Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
    Remittance ID Override
    You can override the order number if necessary.
    No Exemption
    Workday automatically applies the base exemption. Select this check box when there's no exemption amount, dependent exemption amount, or additional exemption amounts for family maintenance.
    Exempt Percent Override
    Displays for British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Northwest Territories only. Select this field to override the Workday-determined exemption percentage.
    Past Due Pay Period Maximum
    Displays for Ontario only. Required only for past due child or spousal support.
  5. As you complete the
    Order Details
     tab, consider:
    Option Description
    Tax Deductible
    For British Columbia, this field determines the exemption data Workday uses for the IWO calculation. When you select this check box, Workday uses the exemption amounts required for a tax deductible order. When you clear this check box, Workday uses the exemption amounts required for orders where tax deduction doesn't apply.
    When selected, to calculate taxable wages without affecting subject wages, Workday uses the
    Federal Income Tax (FIT2)
     and
    Province Income Tax (PIT2)
     pay components. You can view them in the
    Other
     section on the
    Additional Pay Components
     tab of the worker's payroll result.
  6. As you complete the
    Order Fees
     tab, consider:
Create ID Definitions and Sequence Generators
Create Deduction Recipient
Create a Payment for an Income Withholding Order or Court Order
Reference: Edit Tenant Setup - Payroll