Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada

TABLE 5-2 - Alberta

Proportion and Number of Families Who Qualify and Do not Qualify for Legal Aid by Poverty Status, 1998

# of families
Financial eligibility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify 86,600 940,900 1,027,500
Qualify 165,900 * 170,400
Total 252,500 945,400 1,197,900

% of families
Financial eligibility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify 34.3% 99.5% 85.8%
Qualify 65.7% * 14.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

* Sample too small.

Annual Allowable Contribution Levels

# of families
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify * 831,400 833,900
Qualify 250,000 114,000 364,000
Total 252,500 945,400 1,197,900

% of families
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify * 87.9% 85.8%
Qualify 99.0% 12.1% 30.4%
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 - Annual Allowable Levels
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
% %
1 34.3 65.7 100
2 30.5 69.5 100
3 23.4 76.6 100
4+ 44.3 55.7 100

Annual Allowable Contribution Levels
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
% %
1 34.3 65.7 100
2 100 100
3 100 100
4+ * 93.4 100

* Sample too small.

Proportion of Poor Families Who Do and Do Not Qualify for Legal Aid by Family Size, 1998 - Annual Allowable Levels
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
% %
1 55,300 106,000 161,200
2 9,200 21,000 30,300
3 5,600 18,200 23,800
4+ 16,500 20,700 37,200
Total 86,600 165,900 252,500

Proportion of Poor Families Who Do and Do Not Qualify for Legal Aid by Family Size, 1998 - Annual Allowable Levels
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
% %
1 161,200 161,200
2 30,300 30,300
3 23,800 23,800
4+ .. 34,800 37,200
Total .. 250,000 252,500

Sample too small.
Source: Prepared by the CCSD using Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics,1998.