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Table 17
Refused legal aid applications by reason for refusal
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| Total 1 | Financial ineligibility | Coverage restrictions | Lack of merit | Non-compliance or abuse | Other reasons 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2005/2006 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2006/2007 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2007/2008 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2005/2006 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2006/2007 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2007/2008 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … | . | … |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 2,572 | 1,208 | 47 | 65 | 3 | 275 | 11 | 108 | 4 | 916 | 36 |
| 2005/2006 | 2,408 | 1,181 | 49 | 56 | 2 | 264 | 11 | 79 | 3 | 828 | 34 |
| 2006/2007 | 2,419 | 1,089 | 45 | 94 | 4 | 222 | 9 | 95 | 4 | 919 | 38 |
| 2007/2008 | 2,608 | 1,241 | 48 | 133 | 5 | 299 | 11 | 109 | 4 | 826 | 32 |
| 2008/2009 | 2,674 | 1,400 | 52 | 158 | 6 | 199 | 7 | 75 | 3 | 842 | 31 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 859 | .. | … | .. | … | . | … | .. | … | 859 | 100 |
| 2005/2006 | 795 | .. | … | .. | … | . | … | .. | … | 795 | 100 |
| 2006/2007 | 830 | .. | … | .. | … | . | … | .. | … | 830 | 100 |
| 2007/2008 | 550 | 73 | 13 | 292 | 53 | . | … | 69 | 13 | 116 | 21 |
| 2008/2009 | 556 | 61 | 11 | 312 | 56 | . | … | 48 | 9 | 135 | 24 |
| Quebec | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 36,913 | 22,886 | 62 | 7,303 | 20 | 1,754 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 4,896 | 13 |
| 2005/2006 | 38,009 | 24,366 | 64 | 6,987 | 18 | 1,678 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 4,904 | 13 |
| 2006/2007 | 36,962 | 24,444 | 66 | 6,552 | 18 | 1,514 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 4,396 | 12 |
| 2007/2008 | 37,420 | 25,563 | 68 | 6,362 | 17 | 1,280 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 4,157 | 11 |
| 2008/2009 | 38,575 | 26,754 | 69 | 6,204 | 16 | 1,282 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 4,287 | 11 |
| Ontario 3 | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 43,264 | 20,624 | 48 | 11,496 | 27 | 9,815 | 23 | . | … | 1,329 | 3 |
| 2005/2006 | 46,178 | 24,270 | 53 | 10,579 | 23 | .. | … | . | … | 11,329 | 25 |
| 2006/2007 | 44,256 | 22,412 | 51 | 11,194 | 25 | .. | … | . | … | 10,650 | 24 |
| 2007/2008 | 42,193 | 21,649 | 51 | 10,128 | 24 | .. | … | . | … | 10,416 | 25 |
| 2008/2009 | 40,980 | 21,836 | 53 | 9,868 | 24 | .. | … | . | … | 9,276 | 23 |
| Manitoba 4 | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 3,306 | 348 | 11 | 304 | 9 | 655 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1,995 | 60 |
| 2005/2006 | 3,612 | 396 | 11 | 235 | 7 | 749 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2,215 | 61 |
| 2006/2007 | 5,025 | 675 | 13 | 431 | 9 | 802 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 3,096 | 62 |
| 2007/2008 | 6,142 | 728 | 12 | 356 | 6 | 740 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 4,264 | 69 |
| 2008/2009 | 6,378 | 724 | 11 | 321 | 5 | 874 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 4,399 | 69 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 1,770 | 1,266 | 72 | 211 | 12 | 143 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 120 | 7 |
| 2005/2006 | 1,772 | 1,451 | 82 | 119 | 7 | 89 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 86 | 5 |
| 2006/2007 | 1,930 | 1,571 | 81 | 176 | 9 | 90 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 73 | 4 |
| 2007/2008 | 1,923 | 1,691 | 88 | 117 | 6 | 79 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,254 | 1,080 | 86 | 88 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Alberta | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 9,272 | 3,595 | 39 | 2,874 | 31 | 897 | 10 | 570 | 6 | 1,336 | 14 |
| 2005/2006 | 10,003 | 4,135 | 41 | 2,729 | 27 | 939 | 9 | 698 | 7 | 1,502 | 15 |
| 2006/2007 | 8,974 | 4,013 | 45 | 2,262 | 25 | 748 | 8 | 712 | 8 | 1,239 | 14 |
| 2007/2008 | 8,965 | 3,630 | 40 | 2,402 | 27 | 713 | 8 | 867 | 10 | 1,353 | 15 |
| 2008/2009 | 7,361 | 2,311 | 31 | 2,389 | 32 | 739 | 10 | 718 | 10 | 1,204 | 16 |
| British Columbia | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 11,123 | 2,417 | 22 | 5,386 | 48 | . | … | . | … | 3,320 | 30 |
| 2005/2006 | 11,174 | 2,382 | 21 | 5,192 | 46 | . | … | . | … | 3,600 | 32 |
| 2006/2007 | 11,175 | 2,866 | 26 | 4,425 | 40 | . | … | . | … | 3,884 | 35 |
| 2007/2008 | 11,233 | 3,221 | 29 | 3,824 | 34 | . | … | . | … | 4,188 | 37 |
| 2008/2009 | 12,558 | 3,274 | 26 | 4,568 | 36 | . | … | . | … | 4,716 | 38 |
| Yukon | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 66 | 57 | 86 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 74 | 57 | 77 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/2007 | 61 | 51 | 84 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | 67 | 53 | 79 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 75 | 58 | 77 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest Territories | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 467 | 105 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 107 | 23 | 227 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 485 | 129 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 88 | 18 | 230 | 47 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006/2007 | 484 | 130 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 46 | 10 | 230 | 48 | 45 | 9 |
| 2007/2008 | 406 | 66 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 68 | 17 | 215 | 53 | 30 | 7 |
| 2008/2009 | 264 | 82 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 78 | 30 | 55 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
| Nunavut | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005/2006 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 |
| 2006/2007 | 46 | 15 | 33 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | .. | .. | … | .. | … | .. | … | .. | … | .. | … |
| 2008/2009 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 109,645 | 52,513 | 48 | 27,693 | 25 | 13,651 | 12 | 1,013 | 1 | 14,775 | 13 |
| 2005/2006 | 114,574 | 58,370 | 51 | 25,974 | 23 | 3,825 | 3 | 1,126 | 1 | 25,279 | 22 |
| 2006/2007 | 112,162 | 57,266 | 51 | 25,201 | 22 | 3,429 | 3 | 1,134 | 1 | 25,132 | 22 |
| 2007/2008 | 111,507 | 57,915 | 52 | 23,651 | 21 | 3,182 | 3 | 1,383 | 1 | 25,376 | 23 |
| 2008/2009 | 110,713 | 57,584 | 52 | 23,943 | 22 | 3,267 | 3 | 1,017 | 1 | 24,902 | 22 |
The refused application count does not include
those who are denied services through pre-screening measures. Legal aid plans
screen applicants to some degree before an application is filed.
Other reasons for refusal may include, among
others, client cancelled/abandoned, coverage cancelled, or duplicate application.
Ontario has 79 legal aid clinics
that are independent, non-profit organizations funded by the legal aid plan.
Staff lawyers and community legal workers at these clinics provide legal aid
services primarily in “other” civil matters, particularly in the
area of poverty law which includes, social assistance/income maintenance,
landlord and tenant, workers’ compensation, criminal injuries compensation,
and refugee and immigration matters. In 2008/2009, these clinics accounted
for 51% of applications refused for financial ineligibility. Beginning
in 2005/2006, counts for lack of merit are included in coverage restrictions.
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.
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.
