CANADIAN BUSINESS GUIDE · Reviewed September 24, 2026

Your customer still hasn’t paid after a judgment. What now?

Winning a claim and receiving the money are separate steps. If the customer is willing to resolve the balance, a clear voluntary payment request or agreed schedule may help. If they will not pay, formal enforcement follows the rules of the province and the particular order.

Voluntary repayment

Confirm the current amount, contact the right person and ask if full payment or an agreed installment plan is possible. RemitRight helps businesses manage that conversation and offer an optional 3- or 5-month checkout.

Formal enforcement

Filing an order in court, a payment hearing, garnishment or seizure are legal processes. RemitRight does none of these. Use official provincial instructions or qualified legal help if voluntary payment fails.

Check these points before follow-up

1. Is the order still effective? Check whether it has been paid, varied, stayed, cancelled or challenged. Pause automation if its status is uncertain.
2. What is actually outstanding? Reconcile the judgment or order with payments and credits. Do not add a charge and imply a court ordered it when it did not.
3. Is this a willing customer? Ask one simple question about payment. If they contest the amount or order, route the matter to the owner for review.
4. Are legal deadlines approaching? A reminder or payment-plan discussion does not pause enforcement deadlines or preserve a claim.

The right terms depend on where the order came from

The BC Civil Resolution Tribunal is specific to British Columbia. People elsewhere may search for an unpaid small-claims judgment or default judgment. These official guides are starting points, not one national enforcement procedure.

British Columbia

CRT default or final order; small-claims judgment

The Civil Resolution Tribunal explains how to file a validated order in court for enforcement. A separate voluntary payment request may still be appropriate.

CRT enforcement guide

Ontario

Small Claims Court judgment, including default judgment

Ontario explains that a judgment is not a guarantee of payment and that a creditor and debtor can negotiate a payment schedule.

Ontario after-judgment guide

Québec

Small-claims judgment (jugement aux petites créances)

Québec has its own rules for voluntary payment and forced execution. Formal enforcement is distinct from a customer agreeing to pay.

Québec execution guide

If you have a BC tribunal order, see our focused guide: What to do with an unpaid CRT default order.

A payment plan can be the next step when both sides agree

For a verified unpaid business invoice, RemitRight lets the customer pay in full or voluntarily choose a 3- or 5-month plan. There is no RemitRight business subscription or setup fee. The customer sees any plan fee before authorizing it. Payment and recovery are not guaranteed.

Start with one account

This is general product and process information, not legal advice. Confirm the rules in the province where you need to act. RemitRight does not enforce judgments or tribunal orders.