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Table 14-2
Approved legal aid applications, staff and private
lawyers by type of criminal matter — Adult
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| Total | Staff lawyers | Private lawyers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | number | percent | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| 2004/2005 | . | . | … | . | … |
| 2005/2006 | . | . | … | . | … |
| 2006/2007 | . | . | … | . | … |
| 2007/2008 | . | . | … | . | … |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | … | . | … |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 1,019 | 918 | 90 | 101 | 10 |
| 2005/2006 | .. | .. | … | .. | … |
| 2006/2007 | 1,015 r | 914 r | 90 | 101 r | 10 |
| 2007/2008 | 1,066 r | 1,012 r | 95 | 54 r | 5 |
| 2008/2009 | .. | .. | … | .. | … |
| Nova Scotia | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 7,853 | 6,572 | 84 | 1,281 | 16 |
| 2005/2006 | 8,014 | 6,528 | 81 | 1,486 | 19 |
| 2006/2007 | 8,500 | 7,015 | 83 | 1,485 | 17 |
| 2007/2008 | 9,290 | 7,511 | 81 | 1,779 | 19 |
| 2008/2009 | 10,248 | 8,022 | 78 | 2,226 | 22 |
| New Brunswick 1 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 972 | 573 | 59 | 399 | 41 |
| 2005/2006 | 1,141 | 695 | 61 | 446 | 39 |
| 2006/2007 | 1,211 | 758 | 63 | 453 | 37 |
| 2007/2008 | 1,289 | 776 | 60 | 513 | 40 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,297 | 623 | 48 | 674 | 52 |
| Quebec | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 73,907 | 23,172 | 31 | 50,735 | 69 |
| 2005/2006 | 75,439 | 23,406 | 31 | 52,033 | 69 |
| 2006/2007 | 78,582 | 25,899 | 33 | 52,683 | 67 |
| 2007/2008 | 81,249 | 28,738 | 35 | 52,511 | 65 |
| 2008/2009 | 85,892 | 32,080 | 37 | 53,812 | 63 |
| Ontario | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 53,091 | 260 | 0 | 52,831 | 100 |
| 2005/2006 | 56,884 | 803 | 1 | 56,081 | 99 |
| 2006/2007 | .. | .. | … | 56,098 | … |
| 2007/2008 | .. | .. | … | 54,554 | … |
| 2008/2009 | .. | .. | … | 58,874 | … |
| Manitoba 2 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 12,408 | 5,294 | 43 | 7,114 | 57 |
| 2005/2006 | 13,778 | 5,971 | 43 | 7,807 | 57 |
| 2006/2007 | 11,668 | 4,135 | 35 | 7,533 | 65 |
| 2007/2008 | 12,593 | 4,324 | 34 | 8,269 | 66 |
| 2008/2009 | 11,678 | 3,237 | 28 | 8,441 | 72 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 11,943 | 11,121 | 93 | 822 | 7 |
| 2005/2006 | 12,404 | 11,646 | 94 | 758 | 6 |
| 2006/2007 | 12,045 | 11,156 | 93 | 889 | 7 |
| 2007/2008 | 11,210 | 10,123 | 90 | 1,087 | 10 |
| 2008/2009 | 13,515 | 12,541 | 93 | 974 | 7 |
| Alberta | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 21,181 | 44 | 0 | 21,137 | 100 |
| 2005/2006 | 21,710 | 16 | 0 | 21,694 | 100 |
| 2006/2007 | 21,973 | 26 | 0 | 21,947 | 100 |
| 2007/2008 | 22,430 | 23 | 0 | 22,407 | 100 |
| 2008/2009 | 25,538 | 44 | 0 | 25,494 | 100 |
| British Columbia | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 17,853 | 355 | 2 | 17,498 | 98 |
| 2005/2006 | 18,701 | 324 | 2 | 18,377 | 98 |
| 2006/2007 | 19,293 | 307 | 2 | 18,986 | 98 |
| 2007/2008 | 19,551 | 236 | 1 | 19,315 | 99 |
| 2008/2009 | 20,520 | 308 | 2 | 20,212 | 98 |
| Yukon 3 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 858 | 777 | 91 | 81 | 9 |
| 2005/2006 | 797 | 708 | 89 | 89 | 11 |
| 2006/2007 | 931 | 856 | 92 | 75 | 8 |
| 2007/2008 | 885 | 796 | 90 | 89 | 10 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,182 | 1,112 | 94 | 70 | 6 |
| Northwest Territories 4 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 824 | 271 | 33 | 553 | 67 |
| 2005/2006 | 726 | 168 | 23 | 558 | 77 |
| 2006/2007 | 875 | 178 | 20 | 697 | 80 |
| 2007/2008 | 1,109 | 181 | 16 | 928 | 84 |
| 2008/2009 | 934 | 163 | 17 | 771 | 83 |
| Nunavut | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 423 | 147 | 35 | 276 | 65 |
| 2005/2006 | 359 | 236 | 66 | 123 | 34 |
| 2006/2007 | 376 | 239 | 64 | 137 | 36 |
| 2007/2008 | .. | .. | … | .. | … |
| 2008/2009 | 485 | 373 | 77 | 112 | 23 |
| Total | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 202,332 | 49,504 | 24 | 152,828 | 76 |
| 2005/2006 | 209,953 | 50,501 | 24 | 159,452 | 76 |
| 2006/2007 | .. r | .. r | … | … r | … |
| 2007/2008 | .. r | .. r | … | … r | … |
| 2008/2009 | .. | .. | … | 171,660 | 75 |
In New Brunswick in 2004/2005, many members
of the private bar refused to take legal aid cases.
In 2005/2006, Manitoba began to issue
one legal aid certificate per matter. This lead to an increase in the count
for total, approved and refused legal aid applications. In 2006/2007,
the use of certificate equivalents initiated by staff was discontinued, resulting
in a decrease in the count for total and approved applications and an increase
in refused applications.
No distinction is made between summary and
full service applications in Yukon. All applications are counted as full service
applications. Data for Yukon include duty counsel counts. In 2004/2005,
Yukon opened a poverty law clinic, resulting in an increase in applications
under civil matters "other".
Presumed eligibility counts are not included
in the data for the Northwest Territories. Territorial offences are included
with criminal matters.
Note(s):
For more details on legal aid concepts and terminology please refer
to the glossary.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Legal Aid
Survey 3308.
