Table 3
Provincial and territorial government contributions
to legal aid plans, current and constant dollars
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| Current dollars | 2002 constant dollars 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percentage change | Per capita 2 | Total | Percentage change | Per capita 2 | |
| thousands of dollars | percent | dollars | thousands of dollars | percent | dollars | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador 3 | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 7,347 r | 21 r | 14.51 | 6,613 r | 19 r | 13.06 r |
| 2008/2009 | 10,270 r | 40 r | 20.28 r | 8,985 r | 36 r | 17.74 r |
| 2009/2010 | 11,678 r | 14 r | 22.95 | 10,190 r | 13 r | 20.03 r |
| 2010/2011 | 11,886 r | 2 r | 23.25 r | 10,124 r | -1 r | 19.80 r |
| 2011/2012 | 12,077 | 2 | 23.65 | 9,948 | -2 | 19.48 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 1,016 | 7 | 7.35 | 894 | 5 | 6.47 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,014 | 0 | 7.26 | 863 | -4 | 6.18 r |
| 2009/2010 | 1,103 | 9 | 7.81 | 940 | 9 | 6.66 r |
| 2010/2011 | 1,310 | 19 | 9.14 | 1,096 | 17 | 7.64 r |
| 2011/2012 | 1,254 | -4 | 8.60 | 1,020 | -7 | 6.99 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 16,007 | 4 | 17.11 | 14,228 | 2 | 15.20 |
| 2008/2009 | 19,302 | 21 | 20.60 | 16,654 | 17 | 17.77 r |
| 2009/2010 | 18,556 | -4 | 19.73 | 16,038 | -4 | 17.06 r |
| 2010/2011 | 18,827 | 1 | 19.93 | 15,928 | -1 | 16.86 r |
| 2011/2012 | 18,448 | -2 | 19.51 | 15,035 | -6 | 15.90 |
| New Brunswick 4 | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 5,064 r | 29 r | 6.79 r | 4,550 r | 26 r | 6.10 r |
| 2008/2009 | 4,975 r | -2 r | 6.66 r | 4,395 r | -3 r | 5.88 r |
| 2009/2010 | 4,797 r | -4 r | 6.40 r | 4,226 r | -4 r | 5.64 r |
| 2010/2011 | 4,582 r | -4 r | 6.09 r | 3,953 r | -6 r | 5.25 r |
| 2011/2012 | 4,782 | 4 | 6.33 | 3,985 | 1 | 5.27 |
| Quebec | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 100,312 | -2 | 13.05 | 90,862 | -4 | 11.82 |
| 2008/2009 | 102,268 | 2 | 13.19 | 90,744 | 0 | 11.71 r |
| 2009/2010 | 101,190 | -1 | 12.93 | 89,233 | -2 | 11.40 r |
| 2010/2011 | 106,617 | 5 | 13.49 | 92,872 | 4 | 11.75 r |
| 2011/2012 | 109,472 | 3 | 13.72 | 92,538 | 0 | 11.60 |
| Ontario | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 235,978 | 8 | 18.45 | 212,977 | 6 | 16.65 |
| 2008/2009 | 235,417 | 0 | 18.20 | 207,782 | -2 | 16.06 |
| 2009/2010 | 261,917 | 11 | 20.04 | 230,358 | 11 | 17.62 |
| 2010/2011 | 266,966 | 2 | 20.18 | 229,155 | -1 | 17.32 |
| 2011/2012 | 281,837 | 6 | 21.08 | 234,669 | 2 | 17.55 |
| Manitoba 5 | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 15,954 | -1 | 13.37 | 14,386 | -3 | 12.05 |
| 2008/2009 | 16,545 | 4 | 13.72 | 14,590 | 1 | 12.10 |
| 2009/2010 | 21,842 | 32 | 17.92 | 19,143 | 31 | 15.70 |
| 2010/2011 | 19,906 | -9 | 16.12 | 17,310 | -10 | 14.02 |
| 2011/2012 | 23,120 | 16 | 18.49 | 19,527 | 13 | 15.61 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 14,393 | 9 | 14.39 | 12,828 | 6 | 12.82 |
| 2008/2009 | 16,112 | 12 | 15.89 | 13,902 | 8 | 13.71 r |
| 2009/2010 | 17,006 | 6 | 16.52 | 14,523 | 4 | 14.11 r |
| 2010/2011 | 17,168 | 1 | 16.44 | 14,463 | 0 | 13.85 r |
| 2011/2012 | 17,860 | 4 | 16.88 | 14,639 | 1 | 13.84 |
| Alberta 6 | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 34,608 | 7 | 9.85 | 29,354 | 2 | 8.36 |
| 2008/2009 | 43,131 | 25 | 12.01 | 35,470 | 21 | 9.88 r |
| 2009/2010 | 42,800 r | -1 r | 11.66 | 35,226 r | -1 r | 9.59 r |
| 2010/2011 | 47,763 r | 12 r | 12.84 | 38,927 r | 11 r | 10.46 r |
| 2011/2012 | 47,786 | 0 | 12.64 | 38,016 | -2 | 10.06 |
| British Columbia 7 | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 54,461 r | 1 r | 12.64 r | 49,510 r | -1 r | 11.49 r |
| 2008/2009 | 55,137 r | 1 r | 12.58 r | 49,098 r | -1 r | 11.20 r |
| 2009/2010 | 56,262 r | 2 r | 12.61 r | 50,100 r | 2 r | 11.23 r |
| 2010/2011 | 57,204 r | 2 r | 12.63 r | 50,267 r | 0 r | 11.10 r |
| 2011/2012 | 61,789 | 8 | 13.51 | 53,038 | 6 | 11.60 |
| Yukon | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 581 | -10 | 17.84 | 531 | -12 | 16.29 |
| 2008/2009 | 767 | 32 | 23.16 | 676 | 27 | 20.43 r |
| 2009/2010 | 696 | -9 | 20.66 | 612 | -10 | 18.16 r |
| 2010/2011 | 867 | 25 | 25.09 | 756 | 24 | 21.87 r |
| 2011/2012 | 879 | 1 | 25.36 | 744 | -2 | 21.47 |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 3,682 | 18 | 84.56 | 3,323 | 15 | 76.31 |
| 2008/2009 | 3,200 | -13 | 73.26 | 2,778 | -16 | 63.59 r |
| 2009/2010 | 3,783 | 18 | 86.69 | 3,264 | 18 | 74.80 r |
| 2010/2011 | 4,202 | 11 | 95.87 | 3,564 | 9 | 81.32 r |
| 2011/2012 | 4,168 | -1 | 95.43 | 3,428 | -4 | 78.48 |
| Nunavut | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 3,540 | -10 | 113.20 | 3,281 | -13 | 104.91 |
| 2008/2009 | 4,040 | 14 | 127.73 r | 3,659 | 12 | 115.70 r |
| 2009/2010 | 4,337 | 7 | 134.52 r | 3,852 | 5 | 119.47 r |
| 2010/2011 | 5,985 | 38 | 182.29 r | 5,353 | 39 | 163.05 r |
| 2011/2012 | 6,724 | 12 | 201.79 | 5,929 | 11 | 177.94 |
| Total | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 492,943 r | 6 r | 14.97 | 442,101 r | 4 r | 13.43 r |
| 2008/2009 | 512,178 r | 4 r | 15.37 | 448,885 r | 2 r | 13.47 r |
| 2009/2010 | 545,967 r | 7 r | 16.19 r | 477,244 r | 6 r | 14.15 r |
| 2010/2011 | 563,283 r | 3 r | 16.51 r | 483,505 r | 1 r | 14.17 r |
| 2011/2012 | 590,196 | 5 | 17.12 | 492,240 | 2 | 14.27 |
In order to create constant dollar figures
with the effects of inflation removed, figures were converted to a base of 2002=100 using
Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index.
The population estimates used to calculate
per capita figures are provided by Statistics Canada, Census and Demographic
Statistics, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: final intercensal
up to 2006, final postcensal for 2007 and 2008, updated
postcensal for 2009 and 2010 and preliminary postcensal
for 2011.
Figures for Newfoundland and Labrador were
re-stated for the reference periods 2006/2007 to 2011/2012,
inclusive, to exclude the federal portion of legal aid funding that the Government
of Newfoundland and Labrador "flows through" to the Newfoundland and Labrador
Legal Aid Commission.
Figures for New Brunswick were re-stated for
the reference periods 2006/2007 to 2011/2012, inclusive, to
exclude the federal portion of legal aid funding that the Government of New
Brunswick "flows through" to the New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission.
In 2011/2012, the Government of Manitoba
raised the base budget of Legal Aid Manitoba to accommodate the 2008/2009 increase
in the fee schedule for applications approved and assigned to private lawyers.
Prior to 2011/2012, the costs of the 2008/2009 increase were
absorbed by Legal Aid Manitoba using grants from the Manitoba Law Foundation
("Contributions of the legal profession" in Table 1).
Figures for Alberta were re-stated for the
reference periods 2009/2010 to 2010/2011, inclusive, to replace
"budgeted" with "actual" expenditures.
Figures for British Columbia were re-stated
for the reference periods 2006/2007 to 2011/212, inclusive,
to include provincial funding for so-called ”Major Trials” cases,
which are legal aid cases the province funds through a Special Funding Agreement
with a service provider and in most circumstances exceed $175,000 per
case.
Note(s):
When summed, provincial/territorial contributions (Table 3) plus federal contributions (Table 2)
may not equal total government contributions (Table 1) for the following reasons: (i) the total government contributions
figure in Table 1 is provided by the legal aid
plans, whereas the provincial/territorial and federal contributions figures
are obtained from the appropriate government department; (ii) any difference
in accounting methods (i.e. cash versus accrual) may cause differences in
the fiscal period that contributions are accounted for; and (iii) legal aid
plans may have submitted back claims to the federal government, which are
accounted for in the total government contributions figure. 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.
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