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Table 6
Maintenance enforcement cases enrolled, by sex of payor and recipient, at March 31

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Maintenance enforcement cases enrolled, by sex of payor and recipient, at March 31
  Cases enrolled Sex of payor and recipient
Male payor / female recipient Female payor / male recipient Unknown 1
  number percent percent of cases
Newfoundland and Labrador 2  
2006 .. .. .. .. ..
2007 .. .. .. .. ..
2008 .. .. .. .. ..
2009 .. .. .. .. ..
2010 5,886 100 96 1 3
Prince Edward Island 2  
2006 2,571 100 87 0 13
2007 2,598 100 87 0 13
2008 2,538 100 86 2 11
2009 2,469 100 86 2 12
2010 2,484 100 86 3 11
Nova Scotia 2  
2006 18,171 100 96 3 1
2007 17,568 100 96 3 1
2008 16,962 100 96 3 1
2009 15,657 100 96 3 1
2010 15,111 100 96 3 1
Saskatchewan 2  
2006 7,629 100 98 2 0
2007 7,551 100 98 2 0
2008 7,605 100 98 2 0
2009 7,425 100 98 2 0
2010 7,491 100 98 2 0
Alberta 2  
2006 45,972 100 96 3 1
2007 44,619 100 96 3 1
2008 44,166 100 96 3 1
2009 43,554 100 96 3 1
2010 43,851 100 96 3 1
British Columbia  
2006 38,349 100 96 3 1
2007 37,566 100 96 3 1
2008 37,536 100 96 3 1
2009 37,911 100 96 3 1
2010 38,472 100 96 3 1
Yukon 2  
2006 423 100 96 3 1
2007 399 100 97 2 1
2008 405 100 96 3 1
2009 390 100 96 3 1
2010 381 100 94 4 2
Northwest Territories 2  
2006 630 100 91 3 6
2007 657 100 91 4 5
2008 687 100 92 4 4
2009 726 100 92 4 4
2010 744 100 93 4 3
Total  
2006 113,745 100 96 3 1
2007 110,961 100 96 3 1
2008 109,899 100 96 3 1
2009 108,132 100 96 3 1
2010 114,420 100 96 3 1
The "Unknown" category includes a small proportion of "Other" cases, which consists of male payor and male recipient, or female payor and female recipient.
Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories report detailed microdata through the Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs. The other jurisdictions in the table report aggregate data through the Maintenance Enforcement Survey.
Note(s):
Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Interjurisdictional support order-out cases are excluded. As a result of the random rounding methodology, some small differences can be expected in the corresponding values between tables.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Maintenance Enforcement Survey and Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs.