Table 7
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Nova Scotia, as of March 31, 2010

Table 7
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Nova Scotia, as of March 31, 2010
Metropolitan/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 79,636 5,020 6.3 4,990 14 15 76 59
Halifax 79,636 5,020 6.3 4,990 14 15 76 59
Census agglomerations4 44,513 4,765 10.7 4,615 15 20 73 61
Cape Breton 21,192 2,185 10.3 2,245 15 22 72 60
Truro 10,045 1,075 10.7 980 14 19 74 60
New Glasgow 7,553 895 11.8 870 16 18 76 63
Kentville 5,723 610 10.7 520 13 15 72 59
Economic regions5, non-metropolitan parts 65,052 5,725 8.8 5,355 14 15 73 59
Southern 21,950 2,185 10.0 2,025 11 13 73 58
Annapolis Valley 21,052 1,610 7.6 1,465 15 14 75 57
North Shore 14,828 1,450 9.8 1,400 16 17 71 62
Cape Breton 7,222 480 6.6 465 14 15 74 60
Total 189,201 15,510 8.2 14,960 14 16 74 59
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. Nova Scotia allows direct payments in exceptional circumstances to be made and received by their clientele, however, unauthorized direct payments are not encouraged. Since some of these direct payments are not reported until after the survey data are collected, some payors are reported as not having paid, even though they actually have. About 1% of cases each month report a payment, or payments, being made in a previous month.
3. A case can have arrears from a missed payment either in March or in a 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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