Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada

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TABLE 4-7 - Nova Scotia

Rural areas

Family Size	LICO equivalent (economic family)	Calculated Gross Yearly income ($)	LICO - Before tax	Difference between LICO and Income
One adult	1	$12,804	12,142	-$662
and 1 dependent	2	$16,992	15,178	-$1,814
and 2 dependents	3	$20,400	18,877	-$1,523
and 3 dependents	4	$23,088	22,849	-$239
and 4 dependents	5	$25,776	25,542	-$234
and 5 dependents	6	$28,464	28,235	-$229
and 6 dependents	7+	$31,152	30,928	-$224
and 7 dependents	7+	$33,840	30,928	-$2,912
Two adults	2	$17,088	15,178	-$1,910
and 1 dependent	3	$20,496	18,877	-$1,619
and 2 dependents	4	$23,184	22,849	-$335
and 3 dependents	5	$25,872	25,542	-$330
and 4 dependents	6	$28,560	28,235	-$325
and 5 dependents	7+	$31,248	30,928	-$320
and 6 dependents	7+	$33,936	30,928	-$3,008
and 7 dependents	7+	$36,624	30,928	-$5,696

Urban areas: Population less than 30,000

Family Size	LICO equivalent (economic family)	Gross Yearly Income Means Test	LICO - Before tax	3Difference between LICO and Income
One adult	1	$12,804	13,924	$1,120
and 1 dependent	2	$16,992	17,405	$413
and 2 dependents	2	$20,400	21,647	$1,247
2and 3 dependents	4	$23,088	26,205	$3,117
and 4 dependents	5	$25,776	29,293	$3,517
and 5 dependents	6	$28,464	32,379	$3,915
and 6 dependents	7+	$31,152	35,467	$4,315
and 7 dependents	7+	$33,840	35,467	$1,627
Two adults	2	$17,088	17,405	$317
and 1 dependent	3	$20,496	21,647	$1,151
and 2 dependents	4	$23,184	26,205	$3,021
and 3 dependents	5	$25,872	29,293	$3,421
and 4 dependents	6	$28,560	32,379	$3,819
and 5 dependents	7+	$31,248	35,467	$4,219
and 6 dependents	7+	$33,936	35,467	$1,531
and 7 dependents	7+	$36,624	35,467	-$1,157

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