Select this amount type for the application to calculate the garnishment based on Quebec's seizable income formula. If you select this amount type, you need to enter a percentage in the Ordered Percent field that Dayforce uses as part of the seizable income formula.
Before You Begin: This option is only displayed when you set the issuing province for the garnishment as Quebec. For work charts and a description of calculating the employee's seizable income, see the Revenu Québec site, https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/.
- For federal or summons garnishments, enter 30.
- For family garnishment orders, enter 50.
The application also allows you to enter a different percentage as required.
To use this amount type, you must set a minimum subsistence rule for the garnishment order by selecting one of the following options in the Apply Subsistence Rule drop-down list of the garnishment:
- Apply Minimum Subsistence Rules: If you select this option, you must also select an option from the Minimum Subsistence Rule drop-down list of the garnishment order. Additional information about minimum subsistence rules for Quebec is available in the topic Minimum Subsistence Rules for Quebec.
- Override the Minimum Subsistence Amount: If you select this option, you must enter a value in the Override Subsistence Amount field of the garnishment order.
When you select this amount type, the garnishment payment takes priority over pre-tax and post-tax deductions on the payment. This means, that if there is only a limited amount of pay left after tax, the amount goes to the garnishment before it goes to a deduction. This includes pre-tax deductions for union dues.
Example
You add a family garnishment with an issuing province of Quebec for an employee and configure the following in the Order Details section of the garnishment:
- Ordered Amount Type: % of Seizable Income (Quebec Only)
- Ordered Percent: 50 (which is the standard percentage for family garnishments)
- Apply Subsistence Rule: Apply Minimum Subsistence Rules
- Minimum Subsistence Rule: Amount plus Percentage
You do not configure any dependents in the Additional Details section of the garnishment. The number of dependents is used in the formula for calculating the seizable portion of an employee's income and increases the amount of income that is exempt. In the current pay run, the employee has gross earnings of $2,400.
For the purpose of this example, the basic exemption amount for the employee, based on their pay frequency, is $597.12. The basic exemption amount is set by Quebec law as a standard amount that is exempt from garnishments. This amount is used as part of the formula for calculating seizable portion of an employee's income. The basic exemption amount applicable to an employee's earnings depend on several factors including pay frequency and number of dependents
Dayforce determines the amount that is subject to garnishment by subtracting the basic exemption amount ($597.12) from gross pay ($2,400) to get $1,802.88.
The application then calculates 50% of $1802.88 to determine the garnishment amount of $901.44.
Additional information about Canadian garnishments and minimum subsistence rules is available in the following topics: