Enforcement is where court orders become real. The proposal
recognizes that winning a judgment should not be the easy part,
while collecting on it is slow, costly, and uncertain. The
Enforcement section recommends practical fixes to lower cost and
speed up recovery—with clearer routes to garnish bank
accounts, simpler forms, firmer case management for contempt, and
full recovery of enforcement costs. Below is a high-level guide to
what is changing and why it matters for Ontario litigators.
Introduction
The Working Group's message is simple: court orders must be
obeyed, and enforcement should be fast, proportionate, and
effective. Today, judgment creditors face avoidable
hurdles—leave motions after six years, repetitive garnishment
paperwork, limited access to debtor banking details, and cumbersome
contempt processes. The proposed reforms target those pain points.
Expect cleaner rules, fewer dead ends, and better tools to compel
compliance and recover money –
