A doctor, an IT specialist and a carpenter are now among a group of men whose pictures have been posted on an Ontario government website that is meant to expose deadbeat parents.

The provincial government announced the initiative last month saying the website will be used as another tool to aid the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) in tracking down parents who don't pay child support.

The website -- Good Parents Pay -- did not have any female deadbeats listed Monday, but it did have photos of 18 fathers, as well as their vital statistics and last-known locations.

Some of the men have left the country, including the doctor, Ahmad Pourghazi, who was last seen in Gonbad, Iran. But most of them -- including the IT specialist, Greg Stanton, and the carpenter, Noel Faria -- are believed to still be residing in the Toronto area.

On the site, users can submit information anonymously to the FRO.

The office is trying to manage almost 188,000 active cases, with each one remaining open for an average of 12 years.

"Most parents are following court orders and making their payments," Social Services Minister Madeleine Meilleur said in an earlier statement.

"But there are also some irresponsible parents out there and our message is simple: you owe your children money and we will find you."

She says parents will be advised that their picture is about to be posted, giving them one last chance to pay their court-ordered support.

Ontario's ombudsman recently lashed out against the FRO, accusing the department of being "inept'' and having a "lackadaisical'' attitude when it comes to collecting outstanding support.

Meilleur said there have been big changes at the office and that things are improving.

The maximum jail time for offenders was recently doubled to 180 days, and the province started suspending driver's licences for non-payment. Since then, the FRO says, deadbeats have started paying up.

Meilleur said the FRO has collected $563.4 million in outstanding support since January 2004 after issuing 16,000 notices of intention to suspend driver's licences.

In order to recover money from parents refusing to pay child support, the government passed the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Amendment Act in 2005. It gives the FRO authority to garnishee bank accounts, seize lottery winnings, suspend driver's licences and use private collection agencies.

Alberta launched a similar website, and says its site has helped locate numerous deadbeat parents.

With files from The Canadian Press