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6.25.5. Forgiveness of Debts

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No PWGSC employee, without the appropriate delegated authority, is authorized to forgive debts arising out of contractual actions and which are owed to Canada. For the authority to write-off debts refer to "Debt Write-Offs (Deletion of Debts)The information is only accessible to federal government department and agency employees." in the departmental Delegation of Authorities Instrument. For more information regarding debt write-off, see Debt Write-off Regulations, 1994.