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Table 20
Legal aid service delivery by private and staff lawyers
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| Total 1 | Private lawyers | Legal aid plan staff lawyers 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | number | percent | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| 2004/2005 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2005/2006 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2006/2007 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2007/2008 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| Prince Edward Island 3 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 42 | 34 | 81 | 8 | 19 |
| 2005/2006 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2006/2007 | 38 r | 30 r | 79 | 8 r | 21 |
| 2007/2008 | 40 r | 32 r | 80 | 8 r | 20 |
| 2008/2009 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 289 | 211 | 73 | 78 | 27 |
| 2005/2006 | 320 | 234 | 73 | 86 | 27 |
| 2006/2007 | 287 | 205 | 71 | 82 | 29 |
| 2007/2008 | 290 | 209 | 72 | 81 | 28 |
| 2008/2009 | 318 | 236 | 74 | 82 | 26 |
| New Brunswick 4 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | … | .. | ... | 28 | … |
| 2005/2006 | 153 | 122 | 80 | 31 | 20 |
| 2006/2007 | 129 | 98 | 76 | 31 | 24 |
| 2007/2008 | 133 | 100 | 75 | 33 | 25 |
| 2008/2009 | 143 | 120 | 84 | 23 | 16 |
| Quebec | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 2,824 | 2,481 | 88 | 343 | 12 |
| 2005/2006 | 2,807 | 2,459 | 88 | 348 | 12 |
| 2006/2007 | 2,741 | 2,394 | 87 | 347 | 13 |
| 2007/2008 | 2,685 | 2,337 | 87 | 348 | 13 |
| 2008/2009 | 2,608 | 2,260 | 87 | 348 | 13 |
| Ontario 5 | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 4,651 | 4,169 | 90 | 482 | 10 |
| 2005/2006 | 5,783 | 5,297 | 92 | 486 | 8 |
| 2006/2007 | 4,878 | 4,384 | 90 | 494 | 10 |
| 2007/2008 | 5,505 | 4,981 | 90 | 524 | 10 |
| 2008/2009 | 4,641 | 4,122 | 89 | 519 | 11 |
| Manitoba | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 355 | 295 | 83 | 60 | 17 |
| 2005/2006 | 357 | 297 | 83 | 60 | 17 |
| 2006/2007 | 336 | 270 | 80 | 66 | 20 |
| 2007/2008 | 316 | 253 | 80 | 63 | 20 |
| 2008/2009 | 305 | 235 | 77 | 70 | 23 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 200 | 124 | 62 | 76 | 38 |
| 2005/2006 | 213 | 137 | 64 | 76 | 36 |
| 2006/2007 | 209 | 132 | 63 | 77 | 37 |
| 2007/2008 | 241 | 164 | 68 | 77 | 32 |
| 2008/2009 | 223 | 139 | 62 | 84 | 38 |
| Alberta | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 968 | 902 | 93 | 66 | 7 |
| 2005/2006 | 939 | 873 | 93 | 66 | 7 |
| 2006/2007 | 862 | 793 | 92 | 69 | 8 |
| 2007/2008 | 869 | 791 | 91 | 78 | 9 |
| 2008/2009 | 859 | 744 | 87 | 115 | 13 |
| British Columbia | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 1,024 | 997 | 97 | 27 | 3 |
| 2005/2006 | 981 | 956 | 97 | 25 | 3 |
| 2006/2007 | 970 | 931 | 96 | 39 | 4 |
| 2007/2008 | 938 | 911 | 97 | 27 | 3 |
| 2008/2009 | 971 | 942 | 97 | 29 | 3 |
| Yukon | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 50 |
| 2005/2006 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 50 |
| 2006/2007 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 50 |
| 2007/2008 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 50 |
| 2008/2009 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 8 | 57 |
| Northwest Territories | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 24 | 15 | 63 | 9 | 38 |
| 2005/2006 | 27 | 17 | 63 | 10 | 37 |
| 2006/2007 | 29 | 20 | 69 | 9 | 31 |
| 2007/2008 | 30 | 19 | 63 | 11 | 37 |
| 2008/2009 | 23 | 13 | 57 | 10 | 43 |
| Nunavut | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 9 | 60 |
| 2005/2006 | 6 | 6 | 100 | .. | ... |
| 2006/2007 | 8 | 8 | 100 | .. | ... |
| 2007/2008 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 56 |
| Total | |||||
| 2004/2005 | ... | ... | ... | 1,194 | ... |
| 2005/2006 | 11,602 | 10,406 | 90 | 1,196 | 10 |
| 2006/2007 | 10,503 r | 9,273 r | 88 | 1,230 r | 12 |
| 2007/2008 | 11,063 r | 9,805 r | 89 | 1,258 r | 11 |
| 2008/2009 | 10,123 | 8,825 | 87 | 1,298 | 13 |
The "total" count represents the number of
lawyers providing legal aid services across Canada as reported by legal aid
plans. The ratio of private to staff lawyers does not necessarily reflect
the proportion of work that is done by each group.
Figures are as of March 31.
In Prince Edward Island in 2004/2005,
four new staff lawyers were hired to work on civil legal aid matters. As a
result, staff delivery of legal aid services was increased and private sector
delivery was reduced.
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.
In Ontario, the private lawyer count includes
per diem duty counsel.
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.
