Glossary

garnishee

In Tribunals and Courts

A garnishee owes the debtor money, but is ordered by the court to pay it to that person’s creditor instead. For example, when wages are garnished, the garnishee is the employer that has to pay part of a person’s wages to the court. Another example of a garnishee is the bank that has an account belonging to the debtor.

garnishment

In Debt and Consumer Rights, Employment and Work, Tribunals and Courts

Garnishment is one option for getting money from someone if they didn’t obey a court order to pay you. To do this, you have to fill out forms and follow the rules of the court that apply to this process.

You might be able to get money from:

  • someone’s bank account
  • payments they get, like rent cheques from a tenant
  • their wages if they’re employed

There are some things that usually can’t be garnished, like:

  • employment insurance
  • social assistance
  • pensions (unless the creditor is a government agency)
gender expression

In Human Rights

Gender expression is how someone outwardly expresses and presents their gender. For example, people can do this through their name, pronouns, behaviour, and clothes.  

gender identity

In Human Rights

Gender identity is a person’s internal and individual experience of gender.  

gender-based crimes

In Criminal Law, Types of Offences, Bail, Probation, and Court Attendance, Assault, Driving, Drugs, Firearms, Gender-based violence, Harassment, Mischief, Theft, Threats, Victims and witnesses

Gender-based crimes are criminal offences committed against a person because of their gender identity or gender expression. Gender-based crimes can happen between people in intimate relationships, friends, acquaintances, co-workers, and strangers. Anyone can be the victim of a gender-based crime, but girls, women, and gender-diverse people are at a higher risk of gender-based violence.

Some of the most common gender-based criminal offences are:

global resolution

In Criminal Law

When you’re charged with multiple crimes in different incidents, you can ask the Crown for a global resolution. This means the Crown agrees to deal with all the crimes together and to have all the charges resolved at once.

If your charges are at different courthouses, the Crowns at both locations have to agree before a global resolution can be considered. You may be able to negotiate a better plea position if you resolve your charges globally than if you proceeded with them separately.

grievance

In Employment and Work, Human rights at work, Human Rights, Types of discrimination

A grievance is an official complaint by a union against an employer. Grievances are decided by arbitrators, who are private judges hired by the union and the employer. Arbitrators hear your complaint and decide whether it happened. If you win, the arbitrator can order your employer to pay you money, change workplace rules, or stop doing something that’s not fair to you.

Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS)

In Income Assistance

The Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) payment is a monthly amount that the Ontario government pays to people who:

Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS)

In Ontario Disability Support Program

The Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) payment is a monthly amount that the Ontario government pays to people who:

Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

In Income Assistance

The Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is a monthly amount that the Government of Canada pays to people living in Canada who:

  • 1
  • 2
Hide this website