Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada

TABLE 5-4 - Manitoba

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

# of families
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify 47,300 340,000 387,300
Qualify 70,600 * 71,700
Total 117,900 341,100 458,900

% of families
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify 40.1% 99.7% 84.4%
Qualify 59.9% * 15.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

* Sample too small.

Expanded Eligibility

# of families
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify * 293,900 295,100
Qualify 116,800 47,100 163,900
Total 117,900 341,100 458,900

% of families
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify * 86.2% 84.4%
Qualify 99.0% 13.8% 35.7%
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 - Fully Eligible
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
% %
1 45 55 100
2 41.7 58.3 100
3 23.8 76.2 100
4+ 25.5 74.5 100

Expanded Eligibility
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
% %
1 0 100 100
2 0 100 100
3 0 100 100
4+ 6.5 93.5 100

Number of Poor Families Who Do and Do Not Qualify for Legal Aid by Family Size, 1998 - Fully Eligible
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
# #
1 33,200 40,600 73,800
2 7,700 410,700 18,500
3 2,000 6,300 8,300
4 4,400 13,000 17,400
Total 47,300 70,600 117,900

Expanded Eligibility
Family size Financial Eligbility Total
Do not qualify Qualify
# #
1 73,800 73,800
2 18,500 18,500
3 8,300 8,300
4+ 1,100 16,300 17,400
Total 1,100 116,800 117,900

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