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Table 19-2
Legal aid plan personnel as of March 31 — Direct legal service staff
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| Total | Lawyers | Non-lawyers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | number | percent | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| 2004/2005 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2005/2006 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2006/2007 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2007/2008 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 15 | 8 | 53 | 7 | 47 |
| 2005/2006 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2006/2007 | 12 r | 7 r | 58 | 5 r | 42 |
| 2007/2008 | 12 r | 7 r | 58 | 5 r | 42 |
| 2008/2009 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 136 | 76 | 56 | 60 | 44 |
| 2005/2006 | 144 | 84 | 58 | 60 | 42 |
| 2006/2007 | 138 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 42 |
| 2007/2008 | 145 | 78 | 54 | 67 | 46 |
| 2008/2009 | 142 | 78 | 55 | 64 | 45 |
| New Brunswick 1 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 27 | 27 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/2007 | 54 | 30 | 56 | 24 | 44 |
| 2007/2008 | 52 | 31 | 60 | 21 | 40 |
| 2008/2009 | 42 | 22 | 52 | 20 | 48 |
| Quebec | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 345 | 313 | 91 | 32 | 9 |
| 2005/2006 | 353 | 318 | 90 | 35 | 10 |
| 2006/2007 | 350 | 317 | 91 | 33 | 9 |
| 2007/2008 | 354 | 318 | 90 | 36 | 10 |
| 2008/2009 | 354 | 318 | 90 | 36 | 10 |
| Ontario 2 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 532 | 376 | 71 | 156 | 29 |
| 2005/2006 | 552 | 387 | 70 | 165 | 30 |
| 2006/2007 | 555 | 393 | 71 | 162 | 29 |
| 2007/2008 | 589 | 420 | 71 | 169 | 29 |
| 2008/2009 | 595 | 412 | 69 | 183 | 31 |
| Manitoba | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 121 | 55 | 45 | 66 | 55 |
| 2005/2006 | 121 | 55 | 45 | 66 | 55 |
| 2006/2007 | 134 | 60 | 45 | 74 | 55 |
| 2007/2008 | 124 | 57 | 46 | 67 | 54 |
| 2008/2009 | 137 | 64 | 47 | 73 | 53 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 95 | 75 | 79 | 20 | 21 |
| 2005/2006 | 94 | 75 | 80 | 19 | 20 |
| 2006/2007 | 94 | 76 | 81 | 18 | 19 |
| 2007/2008 | 94 | 76 | 81 | 18 | 19 |
| 2008/2009 | 101 | 83 | 82 | 18 | 18 |
| Alberta | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 72 | 63 | 88 | 9 | 13 |
| 2005/2006 | 75 | 63 | 84 | 12 | 16 |
| 2006/2007 | 78 | 66 | 85 | 12 | 15 |
| 2007/2008 | 88 | 74 | 84 | 14 | 16 |
| 2008/2009 | 125 | 110 | 88 | 15 | 12 |
| British Columbia | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 34 | 26 | 76 | 8 | 24 |
| 2005/2006 | 81 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 69 |
| 2006/2007 | 104 | 27 | 26 | 77 | 74 |
| 2007/2008 | 87 | 27 | 31 | 60 | 69 |
| 2008/2009 | 103 | 29 | 28 | 74 | 72 |
| Yukon | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 50 |
| 2005/2006 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 50 |
| 2006/2007 | 15 | 8 | 53 | 7 | 47 |
| 2007/2008 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 6 | 43 |
| 2008/2009 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 6 | 43 |
| Northwest Territories | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 19 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 58 |
| 2005/2006 | 20 | 9 | 45 | 11 | 55 |
| 2006/2007 | 19 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 58 |
| 2007/2008 | 19 | 10 | 53 | 9 | 47 |
| 2008/2009 | 19 | 9 | 47 | 10 | 53 |
| Nunavut | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 2005/2006 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2006/2007 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2007/2008 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 18 | 10 | 56 | 8 | 44 |
| Total | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 1,422 | 1,044 | 73 | 378 | 27 |
| 2005/2006 | 1,486 | 1,054 | 71 | 432 | 29 |
| 2006/2007 | 1,553 r | 1,072 r | 69 | 481 r | 31 |
| 2007/2008 | 1,578 r | 1,106 r | 70 | 472 r | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,650 | 1,143 | 69 | 507 | 31 |
In New Brunswick in 2004/2005, many members
of the private bar refused to take legal aid cases. Information on the number
of private lawyers providing service is not available.
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 41% of legal aid plan personnel, including 49% of lawyers and 36%
of non-lawyers.
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.
