Table 7
Federal interceptions and garnishments, as a proportion of total payment received, 2008/2009, five census metropolitan areas

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Census metropolitan areas Total amount received Estimated amount from federal interceptions and garnishments
amount in millions of dollars percent amount in millions of dollars percent
Halifax 13.2 100 1.3 9.8
Lowest income neighbourhoods 2.2 100 0.3 12.9
Highest income neighbourhoods 2.1 100 0.2 7.8
Moncton 4.3 100 0.4 8.2
Lowest income neighbourhoods 0.8 100 0.1 7.4
Highest income neighbourhoods 0.6 100 0.1 8.9
Saint John 6.3 100 0.5 7.6
Lowest income neighbourhoods 0.7 100 0.1 11.0
Highest income neighbourhoods 1.4 100 0.1 5.4
Calgary 32.1 100 2.3 7.2
Lowest income neighbourhoods 7.0 100 0.7 10.5
Highest income neighbourhoods 6.5 100 0.3 4.3
Edmonton 45.9 100 3.9 8.4
Lowest income neighbourhoods 8.3 100 1.0 12.0
Highest income neighbourhoods 9.5 100 0.7 6.9
Total 101.9 100 8.3 8.1
Lowest income neighbourhoods 18.9 100 2.1 11.3
Highest income neighbourhoods 20.1 100 1.2 6.1
Note: Includes non-interjurisdiction support order cases only with at least one child beneficiary under the age of 20 and with a known location. The Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs receives data on a monthly basis from the Maintenance Enforcement Programs. The payment received variable is an aggregation of all payments received in the reference month, less any adjustments to those payments received that occur in the month. The source of payment variable relates only to the last payment received. Thus, if some payments were received through different sources, the amount of payment received would be either overstated or understated, based upon which payment source was associated with the last payment made in the month. The extent of this limitation cannot be quantified, however the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics did assess the reasonableness of the estimates.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs and Census of Population, 2006.
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