Table 9-3
Legal aid plan direct legal service expenditures,
staff and private lawyers by type of civil matter, current dollars — Other
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| Total | Staff lawyers | Private lawyers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of dollars | percent | thousands of dollars | percent | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2007/2008 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2008/2009 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2009/2010 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2010/2011 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2007/2008 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2008/2009 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2009/2010 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2010/2011 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Nova Scotia | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2007/2008 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2008/2009 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2009/2010 | 196 | 196 | 100 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2010/2011 | 263 | 263 | 100 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| New Brunswick | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2007/2008 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2008/2009 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | 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 |
| 2010/2011 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Quebec Note 1 | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 18,974 | 13,190 | 70 | 5,784 | 30 |
| 2007/2008 | 18,216 | 12,606 | 69 | 5,610 | 31 |
| 2008/2009 | 18,988 | 12,099 | 64 | 6,889 | 36 |
| 2009/2010 | 19,678 | 12,115 | 62 | 7,563 | 38 |
| 2010/2011 | 20,996 | 13,757 | 66 | 7,239 | 34 |
| Ontario Note 2 | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 77,405 | 50,760 | 66 | 26,645 | 34 |
| 2007/2008 | 77,065 | 53,032 | 69 | 24,034 | 31 |
| 2008/2009 | 82,796 | 55,825 | 67 | 26,971 | 33 |
| 2009/2010 | 81,837 | 55,903 | 68 | 25,934 | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 86,126 | 60,777 | 71 | 25,349 | 29 |
| Manitoba | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2007/2008 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2008/2009 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2009/2010 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2010/2011 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Saskatchewan | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/2010 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/2011 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberta Note 3 | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 1,538 | 67 | 4 | 1,471 | 96 |
| 2007/2008 | 2,317 | 830 | 36 | 1,487 | 64 |
| 2008/2009 | 2,626 | 1,141 | 43 | 1,485 | 57 |
| 2009/2010 | 4,579 | 1,857 | 41 | 2,722 | 59 |
| 2010/2011 | 2,446 | 214 | 9 | 2,232 | 91 |
| British Columbia | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 2,347 | 1,103 | 47 | 1,244 | 53 |
| 2007/2008 | 2,669 | 1,243 | 47 | 1,426 | 53 |
| 2008/2009 | 3,198 | 1,314 | 41 | 1,884 | 59 |
| 2009/2010 | 2,858 | 1,383 | 48 | 1,475 | 52 |
| 2010/2011 | 4,354 | 1,673 | 38 | 2,681 | 62 |
| Yukon | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 158 | 158 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/2008 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 58 | 58 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/2010 | 55 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/2011 | 59 | 59 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest Territories | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 22 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | 22 | 100 |
| 2007/2008 | 37 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | 37 | 100 |
| 2008/2009 | 7 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | 7 | 100 |
| 2009/2010 | 0 | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| 2010/2011 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note .: not available for any reference period | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Nunavut | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 5 | 11 |
| 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 |
| 2008/2009 | 125 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable | 125 | 100 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Total | |||||
| 2006/2007 | 100,495 | 65,324 | 65 | 35,171 | 35 |
| 2007/2008 | 100,409 | 67,816 | 68 | 32,594 | 32 |
| 2008/2009 | 107,803 | 70,442 | 65 | 37,361 | 35 |
| 2009/2010 | 109,210 | 71,516 | 65 | 37,694 | 35 |
| 2010/2011 | 114,263 | 76,762 | 67 | 37,501 | 33 |
| For Quebec, the breakdown in expenditures for staff lawyers 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 91% of direct staff expenditures on "other" civil matters. 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| Note(s): For more details on legal aid concepts and terminology refer to the glossary. | |||||
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For Quebec, the breakdown in expenditures for
staff lawyers 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 91% of direct staff expenditures on "other" civil
matters. 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.
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.
Note(s):
For more details on legal aid concepts and terminology refer to the
glossary.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Legal Aid
Survey 3308.
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