Table 9
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, New Brunswick, as of March 31, 2010

Table 9
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan areas and non-metropolitan regions, New Brunswick, 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 54,314 4,700 8.7 4,430 11 28 75 65
Moncton 26,449 2,235 8.5 2,100 13 29 71 68
Saint John 27,865 2,465 8.8 2,330 9 27 79 62
Census agglomerations4 36,614 3,170 8.7 2,985 12 31 77 59
Fredericton 19,277 1,310 6.8 1,235 11 24 74 66
Bathurst 5,856 640 10.9 615 13 40 80 54
Miramichi 5,073 500 9.9 445 11 36 83 55
Edmundston 3,701 395 10.7 395 11 27 73 62
Campbellton5 2,707 325 12.0 295 17 36 81 47
Economic regions6, non-metropolitan parts 61,711 5,305 8.6 4,785 11 30 76 62
Campbellton–Miramichi 16,317 1,495 9.2 1,400 9 36 83 50
Moncton–Richibucto 12,536 950 7.6 895 10 34 69 71
Edmundston–Woodstock 13,196 1,490 11.3 1,275 13 25 73 64
Saint John–St. Stephen 10,224 715 7.0 640 13 24 79 64
Fredericton–Oromocto 9,438 655 6.9 575 12 24 74 70
Total 152,639 13,175 8.6 12,200 11 29 76 63
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. New Brunswick part only.
6. 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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