The Northwest Territories uses the current Schedule I
The Northwest Territories Child Support Guidelines adopt the federal Schedule I as amended from time to time. The current federal table amounts took effect October 1, 2025.
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.
A straightforward table example
For one child and annual income of $80,000, the 2025 Northwest Territories table returns $753 per month. This amount is the starting table figure for a primary-residence scenario. Other arrangements and expenses bring additional facts into the calculation.
The 40% threshold describes shared parenting
Where each parent exercises parenting time with a child for at least 40% of the year, the shared-parenting rule applies. The analysis considers each parent's table amount, the increased costs of the arrangement, and the conditions, means, needs, and other circumstances of the parents and child.
The threshold concerns each parent's time with the child. It should never be used as a definition of a primary-residence or former “sole custody” calculation.
Recalculation, enforcement, and legal help
The Northwest Territories Child Support Recalculation Service can update eligible income-based orders and enforceable agreements each year. Its published conditions include residence in the territory, a Northwest Territories order or enforceable agreement, and support for a child who remains eligible under the program.
The Maintenance Enforcement Program collects, tracks, and enforces support under a registered order or agreement. It works from existing terms; a recalculation, agreement, or court variation supplies a changed amount. Legal Aid lists child support among the family-law matters it may cover, subject to its current eligibility rules.
Prepare the record before choosing a route
Gather the current order or agreement, recent tax returns and notices of assessment, present income records, the parenting calendar, expense documents, and payment history. These materials show whether the issue is an annual income update, a disputed calculation, a change in parenting, or enforcement of existing terms.
The recalculation service addresses eligible income-based updates. The Maintenance Enforcement Program addresses collection and enforcement. A contested change outside those functions may call for an agreement or court application, with legal advice where available.
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)
- Child Support Guidelines under the Children's Law Act (Government of the Northwest Territories, verified August 2, 2026)
- Family Law Guide (Government of the Northwest Territories, verified August 2, 2026)
- Child Support Recalculation Service (Government of the Northwest Territories, verified August 2, 2026)
- Support Order Enforcement (Government of the Northwest Territories, verified August 2, 2026)
- Legal Aid (Government of the Northwest Territories, verified August 2, 2026)
