2020/2021 saw the largest increase in collection of child and spousal support payments in three years
In 2020/2021, 84% of child and spousal support payments were collected and then received by people registered in a subset of provincial and territorial maintenance enforcement programs (MEPs). This was 3 percentage points higher than a year earlier—the largest year-over-year increase in three years. Both New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island reported a 100% total payment collection rate for support cases, while Saskatchewan had the lowest rate among reporting jurisdictions (77%).
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