social services and labour market matters had agreed on a seven-point strategy to help social assistance recipients (SAR) achieve greater self-sufficiency. The programme provided training allowances and dependant care allowances, the latter being particularly beneficial for single-parent mothers. Single mothers received tax assistance in the form of an increased tax credit for one child and tax exemptions for unreimbursed child-care expenses incurred during periods of employment, occupational training or grant-supported research. I • • • CEDAW/C/SR.l67 English Page 12 (Ms. Stanley, Canada) 56. With respect to the minimum age for marriage, provisional laws governing the age at which marriage licences could be issued generally treated men and women on an equal basis. Article 14 57. With a view to the enforcement of child support proviLions, the federal Government had enacted in 1984 the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act, which allowed federal employees' salaries to be garnished, In 1985, the federal Government had provided over $1 million in assistance to the provinces and territories to assist in establishing or enhancing their automatic enforcement agencies. The following year, the federal Government had adopted the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act to assist provincial enforcement agencies in tracing delinquent debtors and to permit federal monies to be garnished. The enforcement of maintenance and child support payments was exclusively within provincial jurisdiction. 58. Garnishment proceedings were applicable to all persons through normal court proceedings, Garnishing of wages for maintenance payments was not restricted to public servants. Public servants had in the past been protected against , garnishment proceedings, and the law referred to in paragraph 155 of the report had been enacted in order to do away with that protection. 59. According to reports submitted in 1984 and 1986 by the Intergovernmental Working Group on Wife Battering, progress had clearly been made in addressing 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses social and economic policies aimed at supporting vulnerable populations, such as single mothers, and enforcing child support payments. It also mentions government initiatives and legislation related to employment, taxation, and family support. These topics suggest a strong connection to employment, social services, and family welfare, which are central themes in the category of Employment.

**Category**
Employment, Health