Authors: Steven M. Shafir QC and Andrea M. Steen

This paper guides practitioners on the steps needed to enforce a judgment and addresses considerations that must be kept in mind during such enforcement. It addresses topics including: Writs of Enforcement, priorities as between secured and unsecured creditors, enforcement against personal property (including garnishment), enforcement against land, questioning and examinations in aid, distribution of funds, exemptions, bankruptcies and consumer proposals, and costs.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s May the Force Be with You program in Edmonton on May 4, 2022.