Table 6
Legal aid plan direct legal service expenditures,
current dollars
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Total | Total direct expenditures | Percent of total | Direct legal service expenditures | ||||
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Criminal matters | Civil matters | ||||||
thousands of dollars | percent | thousands of dollars | percent Note 1 | thousands of dollars | percent Note 1 | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
2006/2007 | 7,990 | 7,394 | 93 | 4,510 | 61 | 2,884 | 39 |
2007/2008 | 8,146 | 7,532 | 92 | 4,630 | 61 | 2,902 | 39 |
2008/2009 | 10,900 | 10,268 | 94 | 6,060 | 59 | 4,208 | 41 |
2009/2010 | 10,845 | 10,196 | 94 | 6,009 | 59 | 4,186 | 41 |
2010/2011 | 12,399 | 11,427 | 92 | 6,615 | 58 | 4,812 | 42 |
Prince Edward Island | |||||||
2006/2007 | 1,336 | 1,336 | 100 | 682 | 51 | 654 | 49 |
2007/2008 | 1,464 | 1,464 | 100 | 701 | 48 | 763 | 52 |
2008/2009 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
2009/2010 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
2010/2011 | 1,838 | 1,838 | 100 | 875 | 48 | 963 | 52 |
Nova Scotia | |||||||
2006/2007 | 18,978 | 17,820 | 94 | 9,883 | 55 | 7,937 | 45 |
2007/2008 | 21,314 | 19,888 | 93 | 11,576 | 58 | 8,312 | 42 |
2008/2009 | 23,420 | 21,785 | 93 | 12,461 | 57 | 9,324 | 43 |
2009/2010 | 21,589 | 20,035 | 93 | 11,346 | 57 | 8,689 | 43 |
2010/2011 | 21,837 | 20,216 | 93 | 11,777 | 58 | 8,439 | 42 |
New Brunswick | |||||||
2006/2007 | 6,959 | 6,178 | 89 | 4,077 | 66 | 2,101 | 34 |
2007/2008 | 6,297 | 5,663 | 90 | 3,052 | 54 | 2,611 | 46 |
2008/2009 | 7,869 | 6,753 | 86 | 4,033 | 60 | 2,720 | 40 |
2009/2010 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
2010/2011 | 7,437 | 6,404 | 86 | 3,533 | 55 | 2,871 | 45 |
Quebec Note 2 | |||||||
2006/2007 | 134,712 | 120,365 | 89 | 50,485 | 42 | 69,880 | 58 |
2007/2008 | 127,526 | 114,545 | 90 | 49,572 | 43 | 64,973 | 57 |
2008/2009 | 135,008 | 121,167 | 90 | 52,360 | 43 | 68,807 | 57 |
2009/2010 | 135,285 | 120,931 | 89 | 51,854 | 43 | 69,077 | 57 |
2010/2011 | 145,786 | 128,984 | 88 | 57,219 | 44 | 71,765 | 56 |
Ontario Note 3 | |||||||
2006/2007 | 325,847 | 254,792 | 78 | 119,951 | 47 | 134,841 | 53 |
2007/2008 | 332,828 | 251,687 | 76 | 121,431 | 48 | 130,256 | 52 |
2008/2009 | 356,107 | 272,187 | 76 | 131,232 | 48 | 140,955 | 52 |
2009/2010 | 371,740 | 275,061 | 74 | 130,452 | 47 | 144,609 | 53 |
2010/2011 | 362,163 | 281,237 | 78 | 132,542 | 47 | 148,695 | 53 |
Manitoba Note 4 | |||||||
2006/2007 | 23,118 | 17,503 | 76 | 11,506 | 66 | 5,997 | 34 |
2007/2008 | 24,511 | 19,019 | 78 | 12,928 | 68 | 6,091 | 32 |
2008/2009 | 26,899 | 20,645 | 77 | 13,591 | 66 | 7,054 | 34 |
2009/2010 | 31,737 | 22,704 | 72 | 15,905 | 70 | 6,799 | 30 |
2010/2011 | 29,138 | 21,707 | 74 | 15,520 | 71 | 6,187 | 29 |
Saskatchewan | |||||||
2006/2007 | 16,935 | 15,756 | 93 | 11,299 | 72 | 4,457 | 28 |
2007/2008 | 19,147 | 17,660 | 92 | 13,121 | 74 | 4,539 | 26 |
2008/2009 | 20,495 | 19,064 | 93 | 14,213 | 75 | 4,851 | 25 |
2009/2010 | 21,675 | 19,456 | 90 | 14,412 | 74 | 5,044 | 26 |
2010/2011 | 21,165 | 19,843 | 94 | 14,702 | 74 | 5,141 | 26 |
Alberta Note 5 | |||||||
2006/2007 | 48,297 | 41,256 | 85 | 24,758 | 60 | 16,498 | 40 |
2007/2008 | 53,606 | 44,683 | 83 | 26,827 | 60 | 17,856 | 40 |
2008/2009 | 66,274 | 54,769 | 83 | 32,862 | 60 | 21,907 | 40 |
2009/2010 | 77,158 | 64,634 | 84 | 36,226 | 56 | 28,408 | 44 |
2010/2011 | 71,675 | 62,515 | 87 | 37,763 | 60 | 24,752 | 40 |
British Columbia | |||||||
2006/2007 | 72,217 | 57,399 | 79 | 38,121 | 66 | 19,278 | 34 |
2007/2008 | 78,122 | 59,747 | 76 | 39,549 | 66 | 20,198 | 34 |
2008/2009 | 82,039 | 64,214 | 78 | 40,954 | 64 | 23,260 | 36 |
2009/2010 | 79,312 | 60,948 | 77 | 39,131 | 64 | 21,817 | 36 |
2010/2011 | 76,857 | 63,450 | 83 | 38,805 | 61 | 24,645 | 39 |
Yukon | |||||||
2006/2007 | 1,695 | 1,364 | 80 | 925 | 68 | 439 | 32 |
2007/2008 | 1,617 | 1,325 | 82 | 909 | 69 | 416 | 31 |
2008/2009 | 1,780 | 1,485 | 83 | 1,053 | 71 | 432 | 29 |
2009/2010 | 1,714 | 1,408 | 82 | 990 | 70 | 418 | 30 |
2010/2011 | 1,796 | 1,528 | 85 | 1,069 | 70 | 459 | 30 |
Northwest Territories | |||||||
2006/2007 | 4,487 | 2,863 | 64 | 1,907 | 67 | 956 | 33 |
2007/2008 | 5,058 | 3,448 | 68 | 2,419 | 70 | 1,029 | 30 |
2008/2009 | 4,646 | 3,240 | 70 | 2,313 | 71 | 927 | 29 |
2009/2010 | 5,120 | 3,172 | 62 | 2,350 | 74 | 822 | 26 |
2010/2011 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
Nunavut Note 6 | |||||||
2006/2007 | 5,575 | 2,999 | 54 | 2,500 | 83 | 499 | 17 |
2007/2008 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
2008/2009 | 5,730 | 1,815 | 32 | 1,130 | 62 | 685 | 38 |
2009/2010 | 6,199 | 2,798 | 45 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
2010/2011 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
Total | |||||||
2006/2007 | 668,146 | 547,025 | 82 | 280,604 | 51 | 266,421 | 49 |
2007/2008 | 679,636 | 546,661 | 80 | 286,715 | 52 | 259,946 | 48 |
2008/2009 | 741,167 | 597,392 | 81 | 312,262 | 52 | 285,130 | 48 |
2009/2010 | 762,374 | 601,343 | 79 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
2010/2011 | 752,091 | 619,149 | 82 | 320,420 | 52 | 298,729 | 48 |
Percent of direct expenditures. | |||||||
For Quebec, the breakdown between direct legal service and central administrative expenditures is estimated. | |||||||
Ontario has 77 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 2010/2011, these clinics accounted for about 20% of total direct legal aid expenditures. Ontario's figure for direct legal aid expenditures includes an estimate for work done by private lawyers, but not billed to the legal aid plan by year-end. A change in the method used to estimate this figure resulted in a one-time increase in direct legal services expenditures (affecting criminal and civil matters) of $33.6 million in 2005/2006. | |||||||
The major change from 2009/2010 was due to an adjustment made in the previous year for an accrual for civil service pension and severance. Legal Aid Manitoba converted 23 staff positions from contract to civil service in the prior year. | |||||||
Organizational structure and delivery of services changed in 2010/2011. Regional front line offices were transformed into Legal Service Centers providing information, brief services, expanded duty counsel and decisions for full certificate coverage. The creation of Legal Service Centers has caused a reclassification of expenses from being applied to administration costs. | |||||||
In Nunavut in 2009/2010, a breakdown of direct legal aid expenditures by type of matter is not available, but they are included in the figure for total expenditures. | |||||||
Note(s): For more details on legal aid concepts and terminology refer to the glossary. | |||||||
.. not available for a specific reference period ... not applicable |
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