Table 13
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Alberta, as of March 31, 2010

Table 13
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Alberta, 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 533,018 23,360 4.4 21,105 11 9 70 67
Calgary 276,477 10,225 3.7 9,180 12 10 68 69
Edmonton 256,541 13,135 5.1 11,925 10 8 72 66
Census agglomerations4 129,140 7,220 5.6 6,180 11 6 72 66
Lethbridge 24,847 1,475 5.9 1,235 7 11 72 65
Red Deer 20,664 1,465 7.1 1,250 10 8 68 68
Grande Prairie 21,038 1,155 5.5 945 14 5 74 68
Medicine Hat 17,602 1,095 6.2 965 12 4 75 64
Wood Buffalo 14,744 595 4.0 520 14 3 70 68
Brooks 6,712 270 4.0 230 13 6 69 71
Okotoks 6,041 225 3.7 195 15 1 73 69
Lloydminster5 4,575 190 4.2 160 22 3 66 67
Camrose 3,622 265 7.3 270 10 7 72 62
Canmore 2,681 65 2.4 60 15 7 77 69
Cold Lake 3,682 165 4.5 130 14 2 78 63
Wetaskiwin 2,932 255 8.7 220 6 12 72 64
Economic regions6, non-metropolitan parts 205,673 10,155 4.9 8,520 10 5 70 68
Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River 53,015 3,065 5.8 2,510 7 7 66 71
Camrose–Drumheller 42,336 1,770 4.2 1,565 13 4 75 66
Red Deer 27,186 1,435 5.3 1,155 9 4 71 64
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House 18,342 940 5.1 820 10 4 73 66
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat 22,151 905 4.1 725 7 9 71 67
Calgary 17,037 735 4.3 660 13 5 68 67
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake 16,404 900 5.5 725 7 4 64 71
Edmonton 9,202 405 4.4 360 12 3 74 67
Total 867,831 40,735 4.7 35,805 11 8 70 67
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. Alberta 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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