Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada
TABLE 4-6 - Québec
Rural areas
| Family Size |
LICO (Equivalent) Economic Family Size |
Annual Income Schedule (Free Legal Aid) |
Maximum Liquid Assets + Annual Income (Free Legal Aid) |
Maximum Annual Level* |
LICO |
Difference between LICO and Income |
Difference between LICO Free Legal Aid Cut-off + Assets |
Difference between LICO and Maximum Annual Level (with contribution) |
| Single person |
1 |
$8,870 |
$11,370 |
$12,640 |
12,142 |
$3,272 |
$772 |
-$498 |
| Adult + 1 child |
2 |
$12,500 |
$17,500 |
$17,813 |
15,178 |
$2,678 |
-$2,322 |
-$2,635 |
| Adult + 2 children or more: |
| Adult + 2 children |
3 |
$15,000 |
$17,500 |
$20,000 |
$21,375 |
$3,877 |
-$1,123 |
-$2,498 |
| Adult + 3 children |
4 |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
$21,375 |
22,849 |
$7,849 |
-$2,849 |
$1,474 |
| Adult + 4 children |
5 |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
$21,375 |
25,542 |
$10,542 |
$5,542 |
$4,167 |
| Adult + 6 children |
7+ |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
$21,375 |
30,928 |
$15,928 |
$10,928 |
$9,553 |
| Spouses without children |
2 |
$12,500 |
$17,500 |
$17,813 |
15,178 |
$2,678 |
-$2,322 |
-$2,635 |
| Spouses + 1 child |
3 |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
$21,375 |
18,877 |
$3,877 |
-$1,123 |
-$2,498 |
| Spouses + 2 children or more: |
| Spouses + 2 children |
4 |
$17,500 |
$22,500 |
$24,938 |
22,849 |
$5,349 |
$349 |
-$2,089 |
| Spouses + 3 children |
5 |
$17,500 |
$22,500 |
$24,938 |
25,542 |
$8,042 |
$3,042 |
$604 |
| Spouses + 4 children |
6 |
$17,500 |
$22,500 |
$24,938 |
28,235 |
$10,735 |
$5,735 |
$3,297 |
| Spouses + 5 children |
7+ |
$17,500 |
$22,500 |
$24,938 |
30,928 |
$13,428 |
$8,428 |
$5,990 |
**With 20% increase in the income category for small communities***.
Rural areas
| Family Size |
LICO (Equivalent) Economic Family Size |
Annual Income Schedule (Free Legal Aid) |
Maximum Liquid Assets + Annual Income (Free Legal Aid) |
Maximum Annual Level* |
LICO |
Difference between LICO and Income |
Difference between LICO Free Legal Aid Cut-off + Assets |
Difference between LICO and Maximum Annual Level (with contribution) |
| Single person |
1 |
$10,644 |
$13,144 |
$15,168 |
12,142 |
-$1,498 |
$1,002 |
$3,026 |
| Adult + 1 child |
2 |
$12,500 |
$20,000 |
$21,376 |
15,178 |
-$178 |
-$4,822 |
$6,198 |
| Adult + 2 children or more: |
| Adult + 2 children |
3 |
$18,000 |
$23,000 |
$25,650 |
18,877 |
-$877 |
$4,123 |
$6,773 |
| Adult + 3 children |
4 |
$18,000 |
$23,000 |
$25,650 |
22,849 |
-$4,849 |
$151 |
$2,801 |
| Adult + 4 children |
5 |
$18,000 |
$23,000 |
$25,650 |
25,542 |
-$7,542 |
-$2,542 |
$108 |
| Adult + 6 children |
7+ |
$18,000 |
$23,000 |
$25,650 |
30,928 |
-$12,928 |
-$7,928 |
-$5,278 |
| Spouses without children |
2 |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
$21,376 |
15,178 |
-$178 |
$4,822 |
$6,198 |
| Spouses + 1 child |
3 |
$18,000 |
$23,000 |
$25,650 |
18,877 |
-$877 |
$4,123 |
$6,773 |
| Spouses + 2 children or more: |
| Spouses + 2 children |
4 |
$21,000 |
$26,000 |
$29,926 |
22,849 |
-$1,849 |
$3,151 |
$7,077 |
| Spouses + 3 children |
5 |
$21,000 |
$26,000 |
$29,926 |
25,542 |
-$4,542 |
$458 |
$4,384 |
| Spouses + 4 children |
6 |
$21,000 |
$26,000 |
$29,926 |
28,235 |
-$7,235 |
-$2,235 |
$1,691 |
| Spouses + 5 children |
7+ |
$21,000 |
$26,000 |
$29,926 |
30,928 |
-$9,928 |
-$4,928 |
-$1,002 |
