Table 2
Cases completed in youth court, by province and territory, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011

Table 2
Cases completed in youth court, by province and territory, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
Province or territory 2009/2010 2010/2011 Percent change in number of cases 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 (%) Difference in length of cases 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 (days)
numberNote 1 rateNote 2 Median length of case (days)Note 3 numberNote 1 rateNote 2 Median length of case (days)Note 3
Newfoundland and Labrador 633 1,800 86 605 1,758 114 -4.4 28
Prince Edward Island 206 1,799 22 180 1,620 29 -12.6 7
Nova Scotia 1,606 2,375 137 1,368 2,081 134 -14.8 -3
New Brunswick 1,352 2,521 64 1,236 2,360 65 -8.6 1
Quebec 7,915 1,394 113 7,459 1,356 120 -5.8 7
Ontario 23,888 2,379 115 22,074 2,234 113 -7.6 -2
Manitoba 3,311 3,234 141 3,405 3,362 141 2.8 0
Saskatchewan 5,140 6,041 96 5,022 5,975 85 -2.3 -11
Alberta 8,425 3,025 132 7,521 2,744 123 -10.7 -9
British Columbia 3,806 1,196 104 3,447 1,103 104 -9.4 0
Yukon 111 4,311 139 124 4,903 147 11.7 8
Northwest Territories 257 6,224 48 193 4,945 58 -24.9 10
Nunavut 209 5,295 79 270 6,715 65 29.2 -14
Canada 56,859 2,243 116 52,904 2,130 113 -7.0 -3
1. A case is one or more charges against an accused person or company that were processed by the courts at the same time and received a final disposition.
2. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population (12 to 17 years old). Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
3. Refers to the mid-point in the number of days taken to complete a case, from first to last court appearance.
Note: Jurisdictional differences in the structure and operation of courts may have an impact on survey results. Therefore, any comparisons between jurisdictions should be made with caution.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey.
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