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Table 14-3
Approved legal aid applications, staff and private lawyers by type of criminal matter — Youth

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Youth
  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 148 139 94 9 6
2005/2006 .. .. ..
2006/2007 240 r 229 r 95 11 r 5
2007/2008 227 r 223 r 98 r 2
2008/2009 .. .. ..
Nova Scotia  
2004/2005 2,078 1,784 86 294 14
2005/2006 2,407 1,995 83 412 17
2006/2007 2,773 2,364 85 409 15
2007/2008 2,888 2,411 83 477 17
2008/2009 2,368 2,025 86 343 14
New Brunswick 1  
2004/2005 88 54 61 34 39
2005/2006 124 83 67 41 33
2006/2007 191 67 35 124 65
2007/2008 105 72 69 33 31
2008/2009 128 80 63 48 38
Quebec  
2004/2005 12,951 6,758 52 6,193 48
2005/2006 12,559 6,812 54 5,747 46
2006/2007 12,986 6,627 51 6,359 49
2007/2008 14,030 7,174 51 6,856 49
2008/2009 14,508 7,476 52 7,032 48
Ontario  
2004/2005 8,004 36 0 7,968 100
2005/2006 9,480 66 1 9,414 99
2006/2007 .. .. 9,688
2007/2008 .. .. 9,781
2008/2009 .. .. 9,580
Manitoba 2  
2004/2005 2,797 1,122 40 1,675 60
2005/2006 3,153 1,277 41 1,876 59
2006/2007 3,117 1,333 43 1,784 57
2007/2008 3,541 1,139 32 2,402 68
2008/2009 3,404 1,076 32 2,328 68
Saskatchewan  
2004/2005 2,955 2,699 91 256 9
2005/2006 3,183 3,002 94 181 6
2006/2007 3,192 2,996 94 196 6
2007/2008 3,464 3,231 93 233 7
2008/2009 4,203 3,413 81 790 19
Alberta  
2004/2005 5,709 2,326 41 3,383 59
2005/2006 5,898 2,282 39 3,616 61
2006/2007 5,662 2,110 37 3,552 63
2007/2008 5,795 1,981 34 3,814 66
2008/2009 6,033 2,301 38 3,732 62
British Columbia  
2004/2005 3,119 77 2 3,042 98
2005/2006 3,142 75 2 3,067 98
2006/2007 3,131 49 2 3,082 98
2007/2008 3,139 70 2 3,069 98
2008/2009 2,925 75 3 2,850 97
Yukon 3  
2004/2005 110 108 98 2 2
2005/2006 107 100 93 7 7
2006/2007 152 144 95 8 5
2007/2008 184 181 98 3 2
2008/2009 193 190 98 3 2
Northwest Territories 4  
2004/2005 92 29 32 63 68
2005/2006 107 23 21 84 79
2006/2007 84 13 15 71 85
2007/2008 88 13 15 75 85
2008/2009 74 18 24 56 76
Nunavut  
2004/2005 21 8 38 13 62
2005/2006 11 9 82 2 18
2006/2007 11 6 55 5 45
2007/2008 .. .. ..
2008/2009 4 4 100 0 0
Total  
2004/2005 38,072 15,140 40 22,932 60
2005/2006 40,171 15,724 39 24,447 61
2006/2007 .. r .. r … r
2007/2008 .. r .. r … r
2008/2009 .. .. 26,762 62
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.