Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada

TABLE 5-6 - Québec

Proportion and Number of Families Who Qualify and Do not Qualify for Legal Aid by Poverty Status, 1998 - Free Legal Aid
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify 573,300 2,336,300 2,909,600
Qualify 311,600 * 311,600
Total 884,900 2,336,300 3,221,100
Do not qualify 64.8% 100.0% 90.3%
Qualify 35.2% * 9.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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 61.2 38.8 100
2 65.8 34.2 100
3 58.8 41.2 100
4+ 84.7 15.3 100

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
# #
1 334,100 211,400 545,500
2 97,300 50,500 147,800
3 46,300 32,400 78,700
4+ 95,600 17,300 112,900
Total 573,300 311,600 884,900

Note: Québec uses a combination of family type and family size. The analysis takes this into consideration single parent families into consideration.

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

Québec

Using the Maximum allowable Limit (with contribution)

Proportion and Number of Families Who Qualify and Do not Qualify for Legal Aid by Poverty Status, 1998
Financial Eligbility Poor Non-poor Total
Do not qualify 273,500 2,319,800 2,593,300
Qualify 611,400 16,500 627,800
Total 884,900 2,336,300 3,221,100
Do not qualify 30.9 99.3% 80.5%
Qualify 69.1 0.7% 19.5%
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

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 28.6 71.4 100
2 30.2 69.8 100
3 31.5 68.5 100
4+ 42.7 57.3 100

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
% %
1 155,919 389,604 545,523
2 44,650 103,115 147,765
3 24,791 53,925 78,716
4+ 48,172 64,716 112,888
Total 273,532 611,360 884,892

Note: Québec uses a combination of family type and family size. The analysis takes this into consideration single parent families into consideration.

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