Table 2
Distribution of child support beneficiaries enrolled in Maintenance Enforcement Programs by sub-provincial region, June 1, 2006

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Total children Children in MEP
number percent number percent
Nova Scotia 207,840 100 19,980 10
Halifax 84,560 100 6,155 7
Mainland (without Halifax) 90,710 100 10,100 11
Cape Breton 32,570 100 3,255 10
Alberta 869,420 100 48,210 6
Calgary 272,285 100 11,845 4
Edmonton 261,500 100 15,830 6
Southern Alberta (without Calgary) 118,960 100 5,835 5
Northern Alberta (without Edmonton) 216,675 100 12,380 6
Yukon 8,000 100 450 6
Whitehorse 6,175 100 375 6
Rest of Yukon 1,825 100 75 4
Northwest Territories 13,480 100 830 6
Yellowknife 5,515 100 260 5
Rest of Northwest Territories 7,965 100 500 6
Note: "Children" includes all children aged 19 years and under enrolled in a Non-ISO or ISO-out case and living in the jurisdiction. Provincial and territorial totals include children in Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) with unknown location within province, therefore regional figures will not add up to the provincial and territorial totals. All cities listed in this table correspond to the related census metropolitan area and census agglomeration regions, 2006 boundaries. Southern Alberta consists of census divisions 1 through 6 plus census division 15. All other census divisions in Alberta are classified as northern Alberta.
ISO = Interjurisdictional Support Orders.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006 and Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs
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