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Welfare Cases by Family Type, March 1997
| | Unattached Persons | Couples without children | Single Parents | Couples with Children | Total Cases |
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| Newfoundland | 17,386
48% | 3,575
10% | 7,985
22% | 6,820
19% | 35,886
100% |
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| PEI | 2,992
53% | 262
5% | 1,640
29% | 714
13% | 5,614
100% |
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| Nova Scotia Provincial | 11,991
39% | 902
3% | 16,252
52% | 1,864
6% | 31,042
100% |
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| New Brunswick | 17,115
47% | 2,944
8% | 11,192
31% | 4,926
14% | 36,177
100% |
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| Quebec | 299,511
64% | 25,947
6% | 98,111
21% | 46,806
10% | 470,375
100% |
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| Ontario | 273,588
47% | 28,816
5% | 201,900
35% | 73,491
13% | 577,795
100% |
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| Manitoba Provincial | 11,554
46% | 816
3% | 12,119
48% | 799
3% | 25,431
100% |
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| Saskatchewan | 21,063
54% | 1,618
4% | 12,157
31% | 4,286
11% | 39,124
100% |
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| Alberta | 17,534
44% | 1,997
5% | 15,684
39% | 4,878
12% | 40,093
100% |
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| BC | 121,256
63% | 8,136
4% | 48,760
25% | 13,090
7% | 191,242
100% |
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| Total | 793,990
55% | 75,013
5% | 425,800
29% | 157,675
11% | 1,452,779
100% |
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The statistics for Nova Scotia and Manitoba do not include municipal welfare cases.
The data in this table include 97% of the total estimated national caseload as of March 1997. |
Source: Prepared by the Canadian Council on Social Development, using data from Profiles of Welfare: Myths and Realities, National Council of Welfare, Spring 1998.
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Example: In Newfoundland in March of 1997, there were an estimated 35,886 welfare cases. Of these, 17,386, or 48%, were unattached individuals. If you combine single parents and couples with children, there were 14,805 families with children receiving welfare benefits - 41% of the total welfare caseload.
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