Legal aid

Data resource and caseload statistics for legal aid in Canada are now available for 2008/2009. The data summarized in the tables are drawn from the Legal Aid Survey, which is conducted annually on a fiscal year basis (from April 1 to March 31).

Available on CANSIM: tables 258-0001 to 258-0004.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3308.

The annual report Legal Aid in Canada: Resource and Caseload Statistics, 2008/2009 (85F0015X, free), is now available. From the Key resource module of our website, under Publications, choose All subjects, then Crime and justice.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-387-2231; 613-951-9023), Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.