Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada
TABLE 5-7 - Nova Scotia
Proportion and Number of Families Who Qualify and Do not Qualify for Legal Aid by Poverty Status, 1998
# of families
| Financial Eligbility |
Poor |
Non-poor |
Total |
| Do not qualify |
12,900 |
289,300 |
302,200 |
| Qualify |
84,000 |
5,600 |
89,600 |
| Total |
96,900 |
294,900 |
391,800 |
% of families
| Financial Eligbility |
Poor |
Non-poor |
Total |
| Do not qualify |
13.3% |
98.1% |
77.1% |
| Qualify |
86.7% |
1.9% |
22.9% |
| 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 |
13.1 |
86.9 |
100 |
| 2+ |
13.6 |
86.4 |
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 |
7,700 |
51,100 |
58,800 |
| 2+ |
5,200 |
32,900 |
38,100 |
| Total |
12,900 |
84,000 |
96,900 |
Note: The sample size for Nova Scotia is small. The family size category had to be combined in order to be able to release these figures.
We are using the guidelines of the 2 adult and dependents income guidelines. They are slightly more generous than the 1 adult. The results for the 2 are very similar.
