Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada
TABLE 5-1 - British Columbia
Proportion and Number of Families Who Qualify and Do not Qualify for Legal Aid by Poverty Status, 1998
| Financial eligibility |
Poor |
Non-poor |
Total |
| Do not qualify |
79,100 |
1,418,200 |
1,497,300 |
| Qualify |
171,300 |
* |
181,500 |
| Do not qualify |
31.6% |
99.3% |
89.2% |
| Qualify |
68.4% |
* |
10.8% |
| Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
* Sample too small.
Proportion of Poor Families Who Do and Do Not Qualify for Legal Aid by Family Size, 1998
| Family size |
Financial Eligbility |
Total |
| Do not qualify |
Qualify |
| % |
% |
| 1 |
32.6 |
67.4 |
100 |
| 2 |
20.8 |
79.2 |
100 |
| 3 |
23.2 |
76.8 |
100 |
| 4+ |
50.8 |
49.2 |
100 |
Number of Poor Families Who Do and Do Not Qualify for Legal Aid by Family Size, 1998
| Family size |
Financial Eligbility |
Total |
| Do not qualify |
Qualify |
| # |
# |
| 1 |
53,300 |
110,100 |
163,400 |
| 2 |
8,400 |
31,900 |
40,300 |
| 3 |
5,300 |
17,500 |
22,800 |
| 4+ |
12,100 |
11,800 |
23,900 |
| Total |
79,100 |
171,300 |
250,400 |
All numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
Source: Prepared by the CCSD using Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics,1998.
