Table 5
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Prince Edward Island, as of March 31, 2010

Table 5
Beneficiaries of child and spousal support, by metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, Prince Edward Island, 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 agglomerations4 17,158 1,370 8.0 1,325 7 14 70 65
Charlottetown 13,622 1,010 7.4 995 7 12 71 63
Summerside 3,536 360 10.2 330 7 19 68 72
Census divisions, non-metropolitan parts5 14,295 875 6.1 820 8 12 69 66
Prince 6,679 440 6.6 255 6 14 71 69
Kings 4,160 270 6.5 165 9 10 67 65
Queens 3,456 165 4.8 400 12 10 64 66
Total 31,453 2,245 7.1 2,145 8 13 70 66
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. A census division (CD) is a group of neighbouring municipalities joined together for the purposes of regional planning and managing common services (such as police or ambulance services). These groupings are established under laws in effect in certain provinces of Canada. For example, a census division might correspond to a county, les municipalités régionales de comté or a regional district. In other provinces and the territories where laws do not provide for such areas, Statistics Canada defines equivalent areas for statistical reporting purposes in cooperation with these provinces and territories.
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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