Table 10
Operating expenditures and average daily expenditures for persons in provincial/territorial custody,1,2 constant 1992/1993 dollars, 1996/1997 to 2005/2006

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  Current dollars Constant 1992/1993 dollars
Operating expenditures Average daily inmate expenditures Operating expenditures Average daily inmate expenditures
thousands of dollars dollars thousands of dollars dollars percentage change
1996/1997 825,386 116.04 779,401 109.58 ...
1997/1998 848,837 123.28 791,088 114.89 4.9
1998/19993 848,547r 121.49 783,515 112.18 ...
1999/2000 883,132 130.44 797,771 117.83 5.0
2000/2001 911,564r 132.94 801,727 116.92 -0.8
2001/2002 938,559r 133.95 807,015 115.18 -1.5
2002/2003 1,022,477r 142.88 854,200 119.37 3.6
2003/2004 1,000,838r 141.72 820,359 116.16 -2.7
2004/2005 1,025,087 142.22 822,703 114.14 -1.7
2005/2006 1,088,802 143.03 853,962 112.18 -1.7
Percentage change from 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 ... ... 5.8 -2.6 ...
... not applicable
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  1. Daily offender cost is calculated by dividing the operational expenditures by the 'total days stayed'. 'Total days stay' is based on average daily (actual-in) counts of inmates multiplied by the number of days in the year. Custodial Services operating expenditures constitute total operating expenditures for government facilities as well as purchased services related to institutional activities.
  2. Due to missing data for some years, data from Prince Edward Island has been excluded for all years.
  3. Prior to 1998/1999, the institutional operating expenditures excluded purchased services. Because of this change in methodology, the percentage change in average daily inmate expenditures between 1997/1998 and 1998/1999 has not been calculated.
Note: Percentage change has been calculated using unrounded numbers.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Resources, Expenditures and Personnel (REP) Survey; Public Accounts of Canada.