Data table for chart 7
Guilty cases in adult criminal court sentenced to custody, by province and territory, 2010/2011

Chart 7
Guilty cases in adult criminal court sentenced to custody, by province and territory, 2010/2011
Province and territory percentage of guilty cases
Nunavut 22.6
Northwest Territories 45.5
Yukon 44.5
British Columbia 34.2
Alberta 37.1
Saskatchewan 29.8
Manitoba 33.3
Ontario 33.3
Quebec 33.4
New Brunswick 25.7
Nova Scotia 24.6
Prince Edward Island 63.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 32.2
Canada 33.4
Note: 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. In total, data represent approximately 95% of the national adult criminal court caseload. Excludes information from superior courts in Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan as well as municipal courts in Quebec due to the unavailability of data. There are many factors that may influence variations between jurisdictions, therefore, comparisons should be made with caution.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey.
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