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Table 22
Duty counsel services by type of criminal and civil
matter
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| Total | Criminal matters | Civil matters | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Adults | Youth | Total | Family matters | Other | ||||||
| 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 1 | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 10,832 | 9,434 | 8,199 | 87 | 1,235 | 13 | 1,398 | 1,397 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 12,058 | 10,564 | 9,304 | 88 | 1,260 | 12 | 1,494 | 1,494 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/2007 | 13,569 | 12,164 | 10,662 | 88 | 1,502 | 12 | 1,405 | 1,404 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | 15,868 | 14,299 | 12,124 | 85 | 2,175 | 15 | 1,569 | 1,569 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 16,002 | 14,628 | 12,973 | 89 | 1,655 | 11 | 1,374 | 1,374 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 15,558 | 15,393 | 13,677 | 89 | 1,716 | 11 | 165 | 165 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 18,339 | 18,189 | 16,031 | 88 | 2,158 | 12 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/2007 | 19,370 | 19,222 | 17,208 | 90 | 2,014 | 10 | 148 | 148 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | 22,321 | 20,421 | 18,275 | 89 | 2,146 | 11 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 20,693 | 18,805 | 16,884 | 90 | 1,921 | 10 | 1,888 | 1,888 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Quebec | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2005/2006 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2006/2007 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2007/2008 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 926,385 | 709,830 | 618,815 | 87 | 91,015 | 13 | 216,555 | 105,621 | 49 | 110,934 | 51 |
| 2005/2006 | 978,773 | 738,722 | 647,502 | 88 | 91,220 | 12 | 240,051 | 174,889 | 73 | 65,162 | 27 |
| 2006/2007 | 1,038,758 | 844,420 | 742,631 | 88 | 101,789 | 12 | 194,338 | 163,719 | 84 | 30,619 | 16 |
| 2007/2008 | 1,078,703 | 882,539 | 778,882 | 88 | 103,657 | 12 | 196,164 | 168,966 | 86 | 27,198 | 14 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,120,769 | 915,385 | 809,713 | 88 | 105,672 | 12 | 205,384 | 177,906 | 87 | 27,478 | 13 |
| Manitoba | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 33,048 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | ... | . | ... |
| 2005/2006 | 38,803 | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | ... | . | ... |
| 2006/2007 | 40,850 | 30,243 | 28,279 | 94 | 1,964 | 6 | 10,607 | 10,607 | 100 | . | ... |
| 2007/2008 | 42,487 | 39,407 | 34,079 | 86 | 5,328 | 14 | 3,080 | 3,080 | 100 | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 39,979 | 37,762 | 33,512 | 89 | 4,250 | 11 | 2,217 | 2,217 | 100 | . | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 15,867 | 15,535 | 13,311 | 86 | 2,224 | 14 | 332 | 4 | 1 | 328 | 99 |
| 2005/2006 | 16,560 | 16,142 | 13,762 | 85 | 2,380 | 15 | 418 | 3 | 1 | 415 | 99 |
| 2006/2007 | 14,643 | 14,300 | 12,395 | 87 | 1,905 | 13 | 343 | 6 | 2 | 337 | 98 |
| 2007/2008 | 15,319 | 14,870 | 12,922 | 87 | 1,948 | 13 | 449 | 3 | 1 | 446 | 99 |
| 2008/2009 | 15,865 | 15,462 | 13,517 | 87 | 1,945 | 13 | 403 | 5 | 1 | 398 | 99 |
| Alberta | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 94,965 | 90,437 | 77,702 | 86 | 12,735 | 14 | 4,528 | 275 | 6 | 4,253 | 94 |
| 2005/2006 | 105,225 | 94,448 | 81,628 | 86 | 12,820 | 14 | 10,777 | 5,687 | 53 | 5,090 | 47 |
| 2006/2007 | 107,476 | 97,500 | 85,138 | 87 | 12,362 | 13 | 9,976 | 4,895 | 49 | 5,081 | 51 |
| 2007/2008 | 119,955 | 107,885 | 94,097 | 87 | 13,788 | 13 | 12,070 | 6,390 | 53 | 5,680 | 47 |
| 2008/2009 | 148,226 | 132,673 | 113,290 | 85 | 19,383 | 15 | 15,553 | 9,434 | 61 | 6,119 | 39 |
| British Columbia | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 84,550 | 69,267 | 64,719 | 93 | 4,548 | 7 | 15,283 | 14,272 | 93 | 1,011 | 7 |
| 2005/2006 | 95,498 | 75,720 | 70,631 | 93 | 5,089 | 7 | 19,778 | 18,789 | 95 | 989 | 5 |
| 2006/2007 | 104,152 | 82,024 | 77,099 | 94 | 4,925 | 6 | 22,128 | 21,122 | 95 | 1,006 | 5 |
| 2007/2008 | 104,419 | 81,146 | 76,578 | 94 | 4,568 | 6 | 23,273 | 22,441 | 96 | 832 | 4 |
| 2008/2009 | 108,593 | 78,444 | 73,763 | 94 | 4,681 | 6 | 30,149 | 25,983 | 86 | 4,166 | 14 |
| Yukon | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 1,227 | 1,146 | 1,027 | 90 | 119 | 10 | 81 | 81 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 1,429 | 1,364 | 1,242 | 91 | 122 | 9 | 65 | 63 | 97 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006/2007 | 1,797 | 1,740 | 1,529 | 88 | 211 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | 2,030 | 1,954 | 1,650 | 84 | 304 | 16 | 76 | 75 | 99 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008/2009 | 2,219 | 2,133 | 1,889 | 89 | 244 | 11 | 86 | 86 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest Territories 2 | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 2,637 | 2,637 | 2,026 | 77 | 611 | 23 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2005/2006 | 3,443 | 3,443 | .. | ... | .. | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2006/2007 | 3,543 | 3,543 | 2,755 | 78 | 788 | 22 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2007/2008 | 4,308 | 4,308 | 3,346 | 78 | 962 | 22 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 4,823 | 4,823 | 4,026 | 83 | 797 | 17 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| Nunavut 2 | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 3,548 | 3,523 | 2,830 | 80 | 693 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/2006 | 4,714 | 4,688 | 4,688 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 88 |
| 2006/2007 | 4,623 | 4,623 | 4,556 | 99 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| 2007/2008 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 14,902 | 14,902 | 11,212 | 75 | 3,690 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| Total | |||||||||||
| 2004/2005 | 1,188,617 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| 2005/2006 | 1,274,842 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| 2006/2007 | 1,348,781 | 1,109,779 | 982,252 | 89 | 127,527 | 11 | 239,002 | 201,958 | 85 | 37,044 | 15 |
| 2007/2008 | 1,405,410 | 1,166,829 | 1,031,953 | 88 | 134,876 | 12 | 238,581 | 204,424 | 86 | 34,157 | 14 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,492,071 | 1,235,017 | 1,090,779 | 88 | 144,238 | 12 | 257,054 | 218,893 | 85 | 38,161 | 15 |
Nova Scotia reports duty counsel services based
on the number of persons assisted rather than the units of service provided.
Northwest Territories and Nunavut employ a
practice known as "presumed eligibility". Persons appearing in court are not
required to apply for legal services, unless and until the matter requires
a preliminary inquiry, a trial, or more complex sentencing. Otherwise, they
are presumed eligible and provided with legal aid services.
Note(s):
Duty counsel is legal assistance rendered without charge to unrepresented
individuals who, in many cases, are about to make an appearance in court.
Data represent a count of the number of times duty counsel services were provided.
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.
