Table 3
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Newfoundland and Labrador, as of March 31, 2010

Table 3
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Newfoundland and Labrador, as of March 31, 2010
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas Population (18 years and under)1 Children (18 years and under) enrolled in MEP Cases enrolled Cases enforced in another jurisdiction Cases assigned Cases with recipient receiving payment in March2 Cases with arrears3
number number percent number percent
Census metropolitan areas4 38,084 2,035 5.3 1,910 17 9 89 40
St. John's 38,084 2,035 5.3 1,910 17 9 89 40
Census agglomerations4 10,448 1,035 9.9 910 22 14 86 41
Corner Brook 5,421 590 10.9 520 23 13 87 43
Grand Falls–Windsor 2,724 275 10.1 250 23 15 82 43
Bay Roberts 2,303 170 7.4 140 18 17 87 34
Economic regions5, non-metropolitan parts 52,629 3,845 7.3 3,425 22 14 85 44
Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay 17,870 1,250 7.0 1,110 23 15 85 43
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador 16,831 1,425 8.5 1,285 21 16 85 45
Avalon Peninsula 10,689 620 5.8 535 21 16 83 48
South Coast–Burin Peninsula 7,239 550 7.6 495 22 8 87 37
Total 101,161 6,915 6.8 6,245 21 13 86 42
MEP: Maintenance enforcement program.
1. Population estimates are at July 1st 2009. Estimates are preliminary postcensal for 2009. Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, population estimates produced by author.
2. Percentage based on cases enrolled with a regular payment due in March.
3. A case can have arrears from a missed payment either in March or in an earlier month. Many cases also enrol with existing arrears accumulated before enrolment in the MEP.
4. An area consisting of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A census metropolitan area must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. A census agglomeration must have an urban core population of at least 10,000.
5. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of complete census divisions created as a standard geographical unit for analysis of regional economic activity. For the purpose of this article, all ERs cover only areas outside of census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
Note: Excludes Non-ISO and ISO-out cases where the location of the recipient is unknown or the recipient resides outside of the province/territory.
ISO: Interjurisdictional Support Orders.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs, 2009/2010.
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