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• About 5% of children in the seven census metropolitan areas (CMAs) reporting to the Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary and Edmonton) were enrolled in Maintenance Enforcement Programs (MEPs) on July 1, 2008.
• In March 2009, the median monthly amount of regular child support due for cases with one child support beneficiary was $238 for families from the lowest income neighbourhoods, compared to $300 for families from the highest income neighbourhoods in the seven CMAs.
• In the lowest income neighbourhoods of the seven CMAs, in 56% of cases the recipient received their monthly support payment in full compared to 66% of cases in the highest income neighbourhoods.
• In 2008/2009, MEPs collected 78% of amounts due in cases where the recipient lived in the lowest income neighbourhoods; for the highest income neighbourhoods, MEPs collected 85% of amounts due.
• Money from federal interceptions of income tax refunds and other federal funds constituted a larger proportion of payments received by families in the lowest income neighbourhoods.