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Orders made under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' can be enforced in British Columbia, as well as in other provinces and territories when the orders are filed in the courts of those provinces and territories. They may also be enforceable outside of Canada, depending on whether the place in which the order is to be enforced is a "reciprocating jurisdiction" under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l3 Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]''.  
Orders made under the provincial ''[[Family Law Act]]'' can be enforced in British Columbia, as well as in other provinces and territories when the orders are filed in the courts of those provinces and territories. They may also be enforceable outside of Canada, depending on whether the place in which the order is to be enforced is a "reciprocating jurisdiction" under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84l3 Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]''.  


The website of the Department of Justice has a helpful [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/sup-pen/enf-exe/info_cont.html overview of support enforcement mechanisms] in Canada.
The website of the Department of Justice has a helpful [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/enforce-execution/index.html overview of support enforcement mechanisms] in Canada.


===The Family Maintenance Enforcement Program===
===The Family Maintenance Enforcement Program===