Use Manitoba's current child support regulation
The current Manitoba Child Support Guidelines Regulation is M.R. 52/2023. Its Schedule I adopts the federal Schedule I as amended from time to time. Older references to M.R. 58/98 are out of date.
Can the Child Support Service handle the change?
Manitoba's Child Support Service can make certain initial administrative calculations and recalculate eligible orders, family arbitration awards, and agreements using updated financial information. Its decisions are enforceable through the Maintenance Enforcement Program.
Issues within the Service's authority can proceed through its application process. Other disputes may call for an agreement or an application to the Court of King's Bench Family Division. Identify the result sought and check the Service's eligibility rules before choosing the route.
What this calculator estimates
Enter the paying parent's annual gross income before tax, province or territory of residence, and number of children. The calculator returns the monthly Schedule I table amount from the 2025 Federal Child Support Tables, effective October 1, 2025.
The table amount is a starting point. The correct support amount depends on the law that applies, reliable income information, the parenting arrangement, and the facts of the family.
Putting a figure to the table amount
Take one child, annual income of $80,000, and a paying parent resident in Manitoba. The 2025 table returns $697 per month. A shared schedule, section 7 expenses, a disagreement about income, or an undue hardship claim brings further information into the calculation. Retroactive support and arrears require a separate review of the history and the governing order or agreement.
What to gather for the Child Support Service
The Service requests the last three filed income tax returns and notices of assessment, current pay or benefit statements, and a Financial Statement. A layoff, termination, or work-related injury may call for a record of employment and confirmation of Employment Insurance, workers' compensation, or other benefits.
For section 7 expenses, keep the invoices, receipts, and cancelled cheques that verify the amount. Childcare, health, education, and extracurricular costs may qualify depending on the Guidelines and the family's circumstances. The net qualifying cost is generally shared in proportion to the parents' incomes.
Manitoba advises that an application to the Service can take approximately three to five months from submission to decision. Current, complete documents reduce avoidable questions during that process.
What happens after an order is registered?
The Maintenance Enforcement Program receives and distributes payments and enforces registered support orders and agreements. The Child Support Service, a new agreement, or a court variation supplies the route to a revised amount when circumstances change.
Keep the registered terms, payment history, and updated financial disclosure together. Those records help separate a collection issue from a request to recalculate or vary the underlying obligation.
When the calculation needs more information
The table result answers one question: the monthly Schedule I amount for the three inputs entered. A fuller support calculation brings in:
- shared parenting time or split parenting arrangements
- section 7 special or extraordinary expenses
- undue hardship claims
- income that is disputed, imputed, self-employment income, or income that varies
- income above $150,000
- retroactive support or arrears
- any order, agreement, variation, or enforcement decision
Use the estimate as a starting figure. The enforceable amount comes from the applicable order or agreement, interpreted alongside the Guidelines and the evidence for the family.
Official sources and services
- 2025 Federal Child Support Tables (Department of Justice Canada, verified August 2, 2026)
- Federal Child Support Guidelines (Justice Laws Website, verified August 2, 2026)
- Manitoba Child Support Guidelines Regulation, M.R. 52/2023 (Manitoba Laws, verified August 2, 2026)
- Child support (Manitoba Family Law, verified August 2, 2026)
- Enforcing support (Manitoba Family Law, verified August 2, 2026)
- Family Division - Court of King's Bench (Manitoba Courts, verified August 2, 2026)
- Legal Aid Manitoba (Legal Aid Manitoba, verified August 2, 2026)
